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8 Gem

HIP 29789; 8 Gem DoubleStar Gem Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.08
Spectral Type G8III
Star Color Orange (B-V 0.90)

Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 16m 19.0s
Dec +23° 58' 12.0"
Constellation Gem
HR 2230
HIP 29789
Flamsteed 8 Gem

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.1″
Companion Mag 6.9
Position Angle -1°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer OCC 288

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E A (6.1) B (6.9)

Sep: 0.1″ · PA: -1° · N up, E left

Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″

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Stellar Notes

Suspected occultation double, 6.9, 6.9, sep. 0.1".
UMa stream.

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