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MN18

MN18 is a blue supergiant in the constellation of Circinus, about 5.6 kiloparsecs away, or about 18,300 light years away, likely in the open cluster Lynga 3. MN18 is surrounded by a bipolar nebula, quite uncommon around blue supergiants, and some other examples of blue supergiants with bipolar nebulae include HD 168625, Sher 25 and SBW 1.

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CircinusLynga 3HD 168625Sher 25SBW 1
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Apparent magnitude (V)
13.4
Constellation
Circinus
Declination
−58° 22′ 25.96″
Evolutionary stage
Blue supergiant
Right ascension
15h 16m 41.001s
Spectral type
B1Ia

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MN18

Nodes7
Edges6
Triples42
Avg. degree1.71
Density0.285714
Components1

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MN18

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related to Properties · 11
MN18 → Also, Assuming, B-V, B1, Fitting, However, MN18's, Sun, The, These, This
related to Arc · 9
MN18 → If, Its, Lynga, MN18's, O6V, OB, The, There, This
related to Cluster Membership · 8
MN18 → Although, However, J15164297-5822197, Lynga, MN18's, The, Then, This
related to Origin · 4
MN18 → If, MN18's, Such, The
related to Bipolar Nebula · 3
MN18 → At, MN18's, This
Apparent magnitude (V) · 1
MN18 → 13.4
Constellation · 1
MN18 → Circinus
Declination · 1
MN18 → −58° 22′ 25.96″
Evolutionary stage · 1
MN18 → Blue supergiant
Right ascension · 1
MN18 → 15h 16m 41.001s

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star lynga cluster mn18's years bipolar nebula likely velocity blue ring could light around distance age 2mass rotational circinus means

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MN18Apparent magnitude (V)13.41.00infobox
MN18ConstellationCircinus1.00infobox
MN18Declination−58° 22′ 25.96″1.00infobox
MN18Evolutionary stageBlue supergiant1.00infobox
MN18Right ascension15h 16m 41.001s1.00infobox
MN18Spectral typeB1Ia1.00infobox
MN18is ablue supergiant in the constellation of Circinus0.90text
MN18related to ArcThere0.60section
MN18related to ArcThis0.60section
MN18related to ArcLynga0.60section
MN18related to ArcThe0.60section
MN18related to ArcMN18's0.60section

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