9 lines
721 B
Markdown
9 lines
721 B
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name: ε Equ
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constellation: Equ
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created_by: editor.cs
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created_date: 2023-11-05 16:00:15.161568
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updated_by: editor.cs
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updated_date: 2023-11-05 16:00:15.161572
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A binary star with a magnitude of 6mag at a separation of 0.8" and a true orbit of approximately 101.4 years. At low magnification, they merge into one bright yellow star, which nicely contrasts with a blue star of magnitude 7mag in the same field of view (10.7"). Even at 200x magnification in a 200mm telescope, the two main components appear as an elongated line. The brighter of these two components is actually a physical binary star with an orbital period of 100 years, but its components are too close together to be separated by a small telescope. |