HD 125823 [SEP] constellation
HD 125823
HD 125823, also known as V761 Centauri or a Centauri, is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is a blue-white B-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.41. It is approximately 460 light years from Earth. It is classified as an SX Arietis type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +4.38 to +4.43 with a period of 8.82 days.
in 1838). Also called Piazzi's Flying Star, since Giuseppe Piazzi nominated it as a good candidate for distance measurements (parallaxes).
- Bidelman's helium variable star is V761 Centauri (HD 125823). Named after William P. "Billy" Bidelman.
- Bidelman's peculiar star is KS Persei (HD 30353).
- Bidelman's Star is HD 127617 in Bootes.
- Bond's Flare Star is V3885 in Sagittarius (Sky Catalogue 2000.0 shows wrong coordinates, in Pisces).
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