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Struve 2470/2474 Lyr 8mag 2022-01-21 17:00:00 skybber 2022-02-10 16:51:09.453716

another double binary in the constellation, observed northeast of γ Lyra. The two main stars lie just over 10' apart. In at least a 10 cm telescope, Struve 2470 resolves into two stars that lie 13.4" apart: a white and a light blue, the former with a brightness of 6.6mag, the latter with a brightness of 8.6mag. The bright yellow components of Struve 2474 lie at a distance of 16.2" and have brightnesses of 6.7mag and 8.8mag, respectively.