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name: Herschel 5003
constellation: Sgr
created_by: 8mag
created_date: 2022-01-21 17:00:00
updated_by: skybber
updated_date: 2022-02-11 15:40:24.238580
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a triple star consisting of two red-orange stars, the brighter 5.2mag being the redder. The fainter 6.9mag star is 5.5" away. Another but very faint 13mag guide is found at a distance of 26.2" and can be resolved during a good night. These triple stars lie in a nice field of the Milky Way.