590 B
590 B
| name | constellation | created_by | created_date | updated_by | updated_date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tegmin (ζ Cancri) | Cnc | 8mag | 2022-01-21 17:00:00 | skybber | 2022-01-21 21:36:36.762520 |
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".