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VFTS 259

BlueSG SIMBAD s*b O6Iaf 12 papers

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Right ascension: 05h 38m 12.02s
Declination: −69° 06′ 34.2″
Galactic l, b: 279.48, -31.72
Magnitude V: 13.65
Proper motion: 1.626, 0.597 mas/yr

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Object	Type	Separation	V
HD 269902	Supergiant	18.32″	10.23
VFTS 249	Star	23.77″	15.52
VFTS 234	Star	35.94″	16.22
2MASS J05381905-6906346	**	37.64″	15.39
2MASS J05380677-6906086	SB*	37.97″	15.85
OGLE LMC-ECL-21204	SB*	45.68″	16.68
VFTS 313	Star	46.12″	16.32
OGLE LMC-RRLYR-20637	RRLyrae	47.4″	19.82
VFTS 316	Star	50.26″	15.97
Cl* NGC 2070 MEL 80	Star	51.27″	14.08
2MASS J05382113-6906169	Star	51.66″	16.11

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/vfts-259 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.