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name constellation created_by created_date updated_by updated_date
Herschel 5003 Sgr 8mag 2022-01-21 17:00:00 skybber 2022-02-11 15:40:24.238580

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.