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VFTS 473

Star SIMBAD * B2:V 7 papers

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Right ascension: 05h 38m 39.59s
Declination: −69° 04′ 56.7″
Galactic l, b: 279.44, -31.68
Magnitude V: 16.85
Redshift z: 0.00085796
Radial velocity: 257.1 km/s
Proper motion: 1.856, 0.57 mas/yr

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
VFTS 486	Star	5.459″	15.48
Cl* NGC 2070 SMB 303	Star	9.314″	16.83
Cl* NGC 2070 SMB 428	Star	13.11″	16.91
Cl* NGC 2070 SMB 72	Star	13.69″	14.78
Cl* NGC 2070 SMB 233	Star	14.52″	16.13
Cl* NGC 2070 MEL 57	SB*	14.72″	14.69
RMC 139	WolfRayet*	14.88″	11.94
VFTS 485	Star	15.48″	16.9
Cl* NGC 2070 SMB 340	Star	16.94″	16.94
RMC 137	BlueSG	17.94″	12.02
2MASS J05383950-6904383	Star	18.04″	15.46

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/vfts-473 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.