List of blue straggler stars
This is a list of blue straggler stars in order of their distance from Earth.[1][2][3]
List
Blue Straggler Stars (confirmed)
| Star system←→←→ | Median distance (ly) | RA DEC |
Stars in system | Spectral type | Apparent magnitude (V) | Cluster/Nebula | Formation Mechanism | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Fornacis Ba (Dalim) | 45.66 ± 0.08 | 03h 12m 04.5298s −28° 59′ 15.439″ |
3 | F6V + G7V + D | 3.85 | No | Mass Transfer | The Closest Known Blue Straggler Star to Earth.[4] |
| HD 65907 | 52.8 | 1 | F9.5V | [5] | ||||
| HR 3220 (B Carinae) | 58.9 ± 0.6 | 08h 09m 00.56958s −61° 18′ 08.5836″ |
2 | F6 V Fe-0.8 CH-0.4 + D | 4.75 | [6] | ||
| HD 128429 | 87.7 ± 0.9 | 2 | F6V + D | 6.197±0.005 | [7] | |||
| 19 Aquarii | 260 ± 3 | 1 | A8V | +5.713 | [8] | |||
| SX Phoenicis | 272 ± 1 | 1 | A2 V | 6.76 – 7.53 | ||||
| V518 Carinae (HR 4196) | 450 ± 10 | 1 | B3/5V | 4.82 | ||||
| Theta Carinae | 460 ± 10 | 1 | B0.5 Vp | 2.76 | Part of IC 2602 Open Cluster. | |||
| 40 Cancri | 626 ± 9 | 1 | A1 V | 6.61 | ||||
| HD 89890 | 1,200 ± 100 | 4 | B3 III + A0 IVpSi + A2 + K0 III | 4.50 | ||||
| DY Pegasi | 1,330 ± 20 | 1 | A3 to F1 | 9.95 – 10.62 | ||||
| WOCS 9005 | 2,600–2,900 | 2 | F + W | Part of Messier 67 (King Cobra/Golden Eye Cluster).[9] | ||||
| 31 Crateris (TY Corvi) | 3,000 | 2 | B1.5V + ? | 5.19-5.23 | ||||
| KIC 11145123 | 3,910 ± 50 | 1 | F7V | 13.12 | ||||
| HD 93521 | 5,000 ± 300 | 1 | O9.5IIInn or O9.5Vp | 7.03 | ||||
| BD+43 3654 | 5,400 ± 300 | 1 | O4If | 10.06 | ||||
| HE 0437-5439 (HVS3) | 200,000 | 1 | BV or sdB+F | 16.42 |
Blue Straggler Stars (candidate)
| Star system←→←→ | Median distance (ly) | Stars in system | Spectral type | Apparent magnitude (V) | Comments and references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD 159062 | 70.619 ± 0.006 | 1 | G9V Fe−0.8 | 7.305 |
Clusters with Blue Straggler Stars
See also
References
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