List of blue straggler stars

This is a list of blue straggler stars in order of their distance from Earth. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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. [4]
HD 65907	52.8		1	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			[5]
HD 128429	87.7 ± 0.9		2	F6V + D	6.197±0.005			[6]
19 Aquarii	260 ± 3		1	A8V	+5.713			[7]
SX Phoenicis	272 ± 1		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.
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
WOCS 9005	2,600–2,900		2	F + W				Part of Messier 67 (King Cobra/Golden Eye Cluster). [8]
31 Crateris (TY Corvi)	3,000		2	B1.5V + ?	5.19-5.23
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
HE 0437-5439 (HVS3)	200,000		1	BV or sdB+F	16.42

Blue Straggler Stars (candidate)

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

Clusters with Blue Straggler Stars

• Hyades

See also

• List of luminous blue variable stars

References

1. Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics . 616. A1. arXiv: 1804.09365 . Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A...1G . doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201833051 . Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR .
2. Barry, Don C. (January 1970), "Spectral Classification of a and F Stars", Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 19: 281, Bibcode:1970ApJS...19..281B, doi:10.1086/190209.
3. Frost, E. B. (December 1924), "Fourteen spectroscopic binaries", Astrophysical Journal, 60: 319–320, Bibcode:1924ApJ....60..319F, doi:10.1086/142868.
4. Fuhrmann, K.; Chini, R.; et al. (June 2016). "Evidence for very nearby hidden white dwarfs". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 459 (2): 1682–1686. Bibcode:2016MNRAS.459.1682F. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stw760 .
5. Fuhrmann, K.; et al. (September 2011), "Discovery of the nearby F6V star HR 3220 as a field blue straggler", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 416 (1): 391–392, Bibcode:2011MNRAS.416..391F, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19042.x
6. Fuhrmann, Klaus; Chini, Rolf (October 2017), "On the ancient field blue straggler HR 5455", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 471 (2): 1888–1891, Bibcode:2017MNRAS.471.1888F, doi: 10.1093/mnras/stx1784 .
7. Eggen, Olin J. (October 1996). "Star Streams and Galactic Structure". Astronomical Journal. 112: 1595. Bibcode:1996AJ....112.1595E. doi:10.1086/118126.
8. "AstroSat exposes the mystery of vampire star rejuvenation". ISRO. Retrieved 1 March 2025.