G61-29, a helium emission-line star.
G61-29 is the first star discovered in which helium alone has been observed in emission. Three spectrograms of the star were obtained at the Lick 120-inch telescope. The most prominent spectral features in the blue region are the He I triplet lines at 4471, 4026, and 3889 A. All He I lines are extremely broad. The high proper motion of the star limits its maximum distance to about 200 pc or less if the star is gravitationally bound to the Galaxy.