B0.5V Bet Sco A appears to have the best pedigree as B0.5V standard. Garcia89 lists 2 B0.5V MK standards: HD 8965 and 22951. MK43, Hiltner69, Garrison77 & Garrison79 list Beta Sco = HD 144217 as its B0.5V standard. Walborn72 only lists HD 36960 as a B0.5V, with 40 Per as B0.7V. Lesh68 & Walborn90 lists HD 36960 as its B0.5V standard. Lesh68 classifies 5 stars as B0.5V or variant: HD 24131, 35411, 36960, 144217, & 198781. # No Standard Keenan85 does not list a B0.5V standard # Primary Standard HD 144217 = Bet Sco A B0.5V: MK43(stan),JM53,Bertiau58,Garrison67,Lesh68,Hiltner69(stan),Garrison77(stan),Abt81(Slettebak63),Houk88,Garrison96(for AB) B1V: deVauc57,Levato75 B1: Cannon Jaschek64 lists B0.5IV,B0.5V,B0V,B1V Bet Sco B = HD 144218 MK43 and Hiltner69 list Bet Sco as its B0.5V standard Fairly good agreement as B0.5V since MK43 # Secondary Standards HD 36960 = BD-06_1234 B0.5V: Slettebak63,Walborn71,Walborn72,Abt77,Jaschek78(Lesh68),Walborn90 B0IV: Berger68 B0Vp: Morgan55 B1/2Ib/II: Houk99 HD 8965 = ALS 6596 = MCW 69 B0.5V: JM53,Jaschek64(all),Jaschek78(Morgan55),Garcia89 B0V: Bidelman43 B1V: McCuskey74 B5: Cannon HD 22951 = 40 Per = omi Per = HR 1123 B0.5V: JM53,Jaschek64(all),Jaschek78(Murphy69),Garcia89 B0.7V: Walborn72 B2: Cannon B1IV: Lesh68 B1.5IV: Abt83 B0V: Berger55 # Weak Standards HD 201795 B0.7V: Walborn71(stan) B1V: Jaschek64(all),Jaschek78(Morgan53) B3: Cannon HD 24760 = eps Per = 45 Per = ALS 7825 B0.5V: JM53,Jaschek64(most),Jaschek78(Murphy69) B0.5III: Lesh68,Garcia89,MK78 B0III: Berger62 B1.5III: Abt83 B1: Cannon Morgan switched from B0.5V (JM53) to B0.5III (MK78) # Others The Car B0.5Vp: Hiltner69,Kennedy83,Garrison96 B0.2Vp: AbtMorgan72,Walborn76 B0V: Hoffleit56,Whiteoak61,Jaschek78 B0: Cannon O9.5V: deVauc57 Jaschek64 lists O9.5V, B0V, B0Vp Houk75 lists Hiltner69 B0.5Vp Never proposed as a standard, and probably shouldn't be...