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name: ε Equ
constellation: Equ
created_by: 8mag
created_date: 2022-01-21 17:00:00
updated_by: skybber
updated_date: 2022-02-10 16:41:55.342997
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a binary star with a component magnitude of 6mag at a separation of 0.8" and a true orbit of approximately 101.4 years. At low magnification they merge into a single bright yellow star that contrasts nicely with a single 7mag blue star in the same field of view (10.7"). Still at 200x in a 200mm scope, the two main components show up as an extended line. Moreover, the brighter of the two components is actually a physical binary star with an orbital period of 100 years, but the components are too close together to separate with a small telescope.