List of blue straggler stars

This is a list of blue straggler stars in order of their distance from Earth.[1][2][3]

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Star system Picture Median distance (ly) Stars in system Spectral type Apparent magnitude (V) Comments and references
HD 101205 180 1 B The Closest Blue Straggler star to Earth.
HD 27482 151-200 1 B8V Part of Hyades Cluster.
HD 27130 153-200 1 B8V Part of Hyades Cluster.
HD 27638 153-200 1 B9.5V Part of Hyades Cluster.
HD 28052 153 1 B8V Part of Hyades Cluster.
HD 283579 153 1 B9.5V Part of Hyades Cluster.
13 Comae Berenices 260 ± 20 1 A3 V 5.17 Part of Coma Star Cluster.
14 Comae Berenices 266 ± 5 1 F0p 4.95 Part of Coma Star Cluster.
12 Comae Berenices 276 ± 5 2 F6 III + A3 V 4.80 Part of Coma Star Cluster.
Maia (20 Tauri) 380 ± 10 1 B8III 3.87 Part of Pleiades Cluster (M45).
Atlas (27 Tauri) 431 ± 13 1 B8III 3.63 Part of Pleiades Cluster (M45).
Taygeta 440 2 B6IV 4.30 Part of Pleiades Cluster (M45).
HIP 20867 2,200 1 B9IV-V
HD 73727 2,800 1 B Part of Messier 67 (King Cobra or Golden Eye Cluster).
BD+11°2661 2,800 1 B Part of Messier 67 (King Cobra or Golden Eye Cluster).
HD 73684 2,800 1 B Part of Messier 67 (King Cobra or Golden Eye Cluster).
HD 164278 4,000 1 B2V Part of NGC 6347
2MASS J00433286+8511080 5,000 1 B Part of NGC 188 (Caldwell 1, Polarissima Cluster).
2MASS J00444204+8510387 5,000 1 B Part of NGC 188 (Caldwell 1, Polarissima Cluster).
2MASS J00443207+8510066 5,000 1 B Part of NGC 188 (Caldwell 1, Polarissima Cluster).
TYC 4299-1082-1 5,400 1 B1V Part of NGC 188 (Caldwell 1, Polarissima Cluster).
TYC 4299-1237-1 5,400 1 A1V Part of NGC 188 (Caldwell 1, Polarissima Cluster).
HD 187573 13,000 1 B Part of NGC 6791.

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References

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  1. ^ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Frost, E. B. (December 1924), "Fourteen spectroscopic binaries", Astrophysical Journal, 60: 319–320, Bibcode:1924ApJ....60..319F, doi:10.1086/142868.