HD 176871 [SEP] constellation
HD 176871
HD 176871 is a 6th magnitude star in the constellation Lyra, approximately 700 light years from Earth. It is a bluish white star of spectral type B5V, meaning it possesses a surface temperature of 11,000 to 25,000°K and is a dwarf star, like the Sun. Its surface is at least twice as hot as the Sun, and it is several thousand times as luminous.
Battery D was reinforced to its authorized wartime strength.
Detachments from Btry A formed Btry 80-X in December 1941; a second detachment helped form the 804th CA (HD) Btry (Sep). Btry F at Sand Is. was designated the 807th CA (HD) Btry (Sep), while a second detachment helped organize the 715th CA (HD) Btry (Sep) 10-21-42. During World War II, various changes were made in the makeup of the 55th CA. The 55th CA (