This is a list of blue straggler stars in order of their distance from Earth.
List
Blue Straggler Stars (confirmed)
| Star system←→←→ | Median distance (ly) | RA DEC | Stars in system | Spectral type | Apparent magnitude (V) | Cluster/Nebula | Formation Mechanism | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Fornacis Ba (Dalim) | 45.66 ± 0.08 | 03h 12m 04.5298s −28° 59′ 15.439″ | 3 | F6V + G7V + D | 3.85 | No | Mass Transfer | The Closest Known Blue Straggler Star to Earth. |
| HD 65907 | 52.8 | 07h 57m 46.9s −60° 18′ 11″ | 3 | F9.5V | ||||
| HR 3220 (B Carinae) | 58.9 ± 0.6 | 08h 09m 00.56958s −61° 18′ 08.5836″ | 2 | F6 V Fe-0.8 CH-0.4 + D | 4.75 | Mass Transfer | ||
| HD 128429 | 87.7 ± 0.9 | 14h 36m 59.79592ss −12° 18′ 19.0687″ | 2 | F6V + D | 6.197±0.005 | Mass Transfer | ||
| Regulus Aa | 89.3±0.7 | 10h 08m 22.311s +11° 58′ 01.95″ | 4 | B8 IV + WD + K2 V +M4 V | 1.40 | Mass Transfer | Brightest known Blue Straggler to Earth. | |
| 19 Aquarii | 260 ± 3 | 21h 25m 13.01629s −09° 44′ 54.7923″ | 1 | A8V | 5.713 | |||
| SX Phoenicis | 272 ± 1 | 23h 46m 32.89291s −41° 34′ 54.7708″ | 1 | A2 V | 6.76 – 7.53 | |||
| V518 Carinae (HR 4196) | 450 ± 10 | 1 | B3/5V | 4.82 | ||||
| Theta Carinae | 460 ± 10 | 1 | B0.5 Vp | 2.76 | Part of IC 2602 Open Cluster. | |||
| HD 136179 | 489 | 15h 19m 48.18597s −20° 52′ 17.0439″ | 1 | F3V | 8.42 | |||
| SU Crateris | 555 | 1 | F8V | |||||
| BD−12°2669 | 570 | 2 | A5 | |||||
| 40 Cancri | 626 ± 9 | 1 | A1 V | 6.61 | ||||
| HD 89890 | 1,200 ± 100 | 4 | B3 III + A0 IVpSi + A2 + K0 III | 4.50 | ||||
| DY Pegasi | 1,330 ± 20 | 1 | A3 to F1 | 9.95 – 10.62 | ||||
| HD 214539 | 1,421 | 1 | B8/9Ib | |||||
| HD 224927 | 1,180 | 1 | A9V | |||||
| 2M0056–08 | 2,175 ± 29 | 3 | ? + ? | Red Straggler Binary | ||||
| WOCS 9005 | 2,600–2,900 | 2 | F + W | Messier 67 (King Cobra/Golden Eye Cluster) | ||||
| 31 Crateris (TY Corvi) | 3,000 | 2 | B1.5V + ? | 5.19-5.23 | ||||
| HD 87266 | 3,245 | 1 | B3 | NGC 3114 | ||||
| KIC 11145123 | 3,910 ± 50 | 1 | F7V | 13.12 | ||||
| HD 93521 | 5,000 ± 300 | 1 | O9.5IIInn or O9.5Vp | 7.03 | ||||
| BD+43 3654 | 5,400 ± 300 | 1 | O4If | 10.06 | ||||
| M10-VLA1 | 14,000 | 1 | ? | Messier 10 | Red Straggler | |||
| BSS 19 | 14,500 ± 32.6 | 1 | BSS | 47 Tucanae | ||||
| NJL 220 | 15,800 ± 1.1 | 1 | BSS | Omega Centauri | ||||
| HE 0437-5439 (HVS3) | 200,000 | 1 | BV or sdB+F | 16.42 |
Blue Straggler Stars (candidate/former)
| Star system←→←→ | Median distance (ly) | Stars in system | Spectral type | Apparent magnitude (V) | Comments and references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD 159062 | 70.619 ± 0.006 | 1 | G9V Fe−0.8 | 7.305 | |
| HD 22413 | 245 | 1 | A9V |
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