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This is a list of blue straggler stars in order of their distance from Earth.
List
Milky Way galaxy
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| Cluster and other | Stars | Star system | Median distance (ly) | Stars in system | Spectral type | Apparent magnitude (V) | Comments and references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyades | 5 | HD 27482 | 151 | 1 | B8V | The Closest Blue Straggler star to Earth. | |
| HD 27130 | 153 | 1 | B8V | ||||
| HD 27638 | 153 | 1 | B9.5V | ||||
| HD 28052 | 153 | 1 | B8V | ||||
| HD 283579 | 153 | 1 | B9.5V | ||||
| Coma Star Cluster | 3 | 13 Comae Berenices | 260 ± 20 | 1 | A3 V | 5.17 | |
| 14 Comae Berenices | 266 ± 5 | 1 | F0p | 4.95 | |||
| 12 Comae Berenices | 276 ± 5 | 2 | F6 III + A3 V | 4.80 | |||
| Pleiades Cluster (M45) | 3 | Maia (20 Tauri) | 380 ± 10 | 1 | B8III | 3.87 | |
| Atlas (27 Tauri) | 431 ± 13 | 1 | B8III | 3.63 | |||
| Taygeta | 440 | 2 | B6IV | 4.30 | |||
| Messier 67 (King Cobra or Golden Eye Cluster) | 3 | HD 73727 | 2,800 | 1 | B | ||
| BD+11°2661 | 2,800 | 1 | B | ||||
| HD 73684 | 2,800 | 1 | B | ||||
| NGC 6347 | 1 | HD 164278 | 4,000 | 1 | B2V | ||
| NGC 1907 | 1 | HIP 20867 | 4,400 | 1 | B9IV-V | ||
| NGC 188 (Caldwell 1, Polarissima Cluster) | 3 | 2MASS J00433286+8511080 | 5,000 | 1 | B | ||
| 2MASS J00444204+8510387 | 5,000 | 1 | B | ||||
| 2MASS J00443207+8510066 | 5,000 | 1 | B | ||||
| NGC 3201 | 2 | TYC 4299-1082-1 | 5,400 | 1 | B1V | ||
| TYC 4299-1237-1 | 5,400 | 1 | A1V | ||||
| NGC 2420 | 1 | HD 101205 | 10,000 | 1 | B | ||
| NGC 6752 | 1 | 13,000 | 1 | B | |||
| NGC 6791 | 1 | HD 187573 | 13,300 | 1 | B | ||
| 47 Tucanae | 21 | 15,000 ± 33 | 1 | B | |||
| Omega Centauri | 1 | 15,800 | 1 | B | |||
| Messier 13 (Hercules Cluster) | 1 | 22,200 | 1 | B | |||
| Messier 3 (NGC 5272) | 1 | 33,900 | 1 | B |
See also
References
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- Barry, Don C. (January 1970), "Spectral Classification of a and F Stars", Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 19: 281, Bibcode:1970ApJS...19..281B, doi:10.1086/190209.
- Frost, E. B. (December 1924), "Fourteen spectroscopic binaries", Astrophysical Journal, 60: 319–320, Bibcode:1924ApJ....60..319F, doi:10.1086/142868.
- "* q Tau". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2014-08-18.