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UBVRI polarimetry of the massive interacting binary SX Cassiopeiae: modeling the electron-scattering circumstellar envelope
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| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Right ascension: | 00h13m46.21s |
| Declination: | +54°27'52.5" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.726 |
| Distance: | 684.932 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -4.4 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -2.9 |
| B-T magnitude: | 8.587 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.715 |
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