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  • 13 April 2022 at 12:37 pm #609705
    Daryl Dobbs
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    Seems like BX Monoceros is in outburst at Mag 8.8
    https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=15327

    14 April 2022 at 12:09 pm #609726
    David Boyd
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    BX Mon is reported to be an eclipsing symbiotic binary with an orbital period of ~3.5 years. It comprises a hot component, probably an A/F type star and a cool red giant. The light curve is complex but the recent increase in brightness is likely due to the hot component emerging from eclipse.
    David

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