9 lines
671 B
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9 lines
671 B
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name: Tegmin (ζ Cancri)
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constellation: Cnc
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created_by: editor.cs
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created_date: 2023-11-07 09:28:30.788222
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updated_by: editor.cs
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updated_date: 2023-11-07 09:28:30.788226
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The triple star, with its two most prominent components at magnitudes 5.6 and 6.2, are separated by 5.7", which can be observed with a 5 cm telescope. Their mutual orbital period is approximately 1,100 years. The brighter star itself is a close binary - its companion with a magnitude of about 6 can be resolved at a separation of 0.8". It can be well distinguished with a telescope with a 300 mm objective diameter. Its orbital period is 59.6 years, and in 1991, its separation was only 0.5". |