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625 B
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9 lines
625 B
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name: Kaffaljidhma (γ Cet)
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constellation: Cet
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created_by: editor.cs
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created_date: 2023-11-05 16:14:06.045003
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updated_by: editor.cs
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updated_date: 2023-11-05 16:14:06.045007
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A beautiful close physical binary star, distinguishable in a 100 mm telescope, with a yellow component of magnitude 3.5 and a white component of magnitude 7.3. It is separated by 2.8". The mutual orbital period of this pair is estimated to be several millennia. In a 200 mm telescope, a red dwarf of magnitude 10 is added, which is also part of the system. It is separated by 14'. The entire system is located approximately 80 light-years away. |