B Stars

Summertime targets from Rich Townsend (June 2009) Ap/Bp stars - chemically peculiar with strong magnetic fields

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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

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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

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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

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