Zwicky Transient Facility

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RR Lyrae star 53% confidence

An old star pulsing on a steady rhythm of about half a day.

First detected: 2018-12-15 13:03 UTC; 8 years ago
Last detected: 2026-10-29 13:17 UTC; 3 days ago
Detections: 565
Position (J2000): 12:04:23.91 +06:04:57.4; 181.09961°, 6.08260°

Light curve

No light-curve points stored yet.

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Classification

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RR Lyrae star53%

Where in the sky

Whole sky, right ascension (hours) across, declination (degrees) up. The dashed curve is the plane of the Milky Way.