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A photometric and spectroscopic study of the hottest pulsating extreme helium star, V2076 Oph (HD 160641)
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| Constellation: | Baleine |
| Right ascension: | 02h42m18.87s |
| Declination: | -02°21'06.6" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 9.042 |
| Distance: | 37.3 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | 167.3 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 22.2 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.257 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.143 |
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