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Summertime targets from Rich Townsend : Bp stars
CU Vir (HD 124224) -- short period, quite bright, the best-known 'stellar pulsar' (main sequence star with ~0.5d pulsed radio emission).
14 12 15.8043
+02 24 33.958
B 4.89 V 5.01
A0Vp
V 2052 Oph (163472), which is a combination beta Cep/He-strong B2 star with a 3.64d period. Again, quite bright.
17 56 18.4009
+00 40 13.277
B 5.883 V 5.834
B2IV-V
V 1671 Cyg (HD 184927), which is a bit dimmer, and has a longer period, but appears to have a very oblique, strong field (seen from near pole on).
19 35 32.0099
+31 16 35.926
B 7.29 V 7.44
B2V