9 lines
590 B
Markdown
9 lines
590 B
Markdown
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name: Tegmin (ζ Cancri)
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constellation: Cnc
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created_by: 8mag
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created_date: 2022-01-21 17:00:00
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updated_by: skybber
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updated_date: 2022-01-21 21:36:36.762520
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triple constellation, the two most prominent components with 5.6mag and 6.2mag are 5.7" apart, which can be seen with a 5 cm telescope. Their mutual orbital period is about 1,100 years. The brighter star itself is a close binary - the companion of brightness about 6mag lies 0.8" apart. It can be resolved well with binoculars with a 300mm diameter lens. Its orbital period is 59.6 years; in 1991 its separation was only 0.5". |