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name: Dabih Major (β Cap)
constellation: Cap
created_by: editor.cs
created_date: 2023-11-07 09:16:36.306334
updated_by: editor.cs
updated_date: 2023-11-07 09:16:36.306339
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It is a yellow spectral binary star with a brightness of 3.3mag and an invisible companion that orbits it every 1374 days, located 650 light-years away. At a separation of 205", there is a blue companion Dabih Minor - β1, with a brightness of 6mag. It is located at a distance of 328 light-years. The whole system is completed by a third yellow star with a magnitude of 9mag, and in larger telescopes, a faint pair of stars with a magnitude of 13mag.