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STROM AND HARRIS1 have detected a faint radio source (4 mJy at 6 cm) whose position is coincident, to within an error region of 3×18 arc s, with the 6mag late B star HD26676 (=HR1307). Although a prominent reflection nebula surrounds this star2, they argue convincingly1 that the nonthermal nature of the radio spectrum suggests identification with the star itself. As Strom and Harris stress, this association would be remarkable, as all previously identified radio stars are radio and optical variables and/or binaries. We report here that no such evidence exists for HD26676 or the radio source.
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POPPER, D., MARGON, B. Is HD26676 an unusual radio star?. Nature 274, 137 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/274137a0
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