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name constellation created_by created_date updated_by updated_date
Al Kurhah (ξ Cep) Cep 8mag 2022-01-21 17:00:00 skybber 2022-01-23 13:41:11.869054

This physical binary is made up of two components of brightness 4.6mag (white) and 6.5mag (yellow-brown) at a separation of 8", which can be resolved in ideal conditions by binoculars with a lens diameter over 6 cm. Their distance from Earth is determined to be 86 light years. It is a peripheral member of the "motion group in Taurus" associated mainly with the open cluster Hyades.