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27 CMa

HIP 34981; 27 CMa DoubleStar CMa Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.66
Variable Type Gamma Cassiopeiae (Eruptive Be Star)
Spectral Type B3IIIe
Star Color Blue (B-V -0.19)

Position & Identifiers

RA 07h 14m 15.2s
Dec -26° 21' 09.0"
Constellation CMa
HR 2745
HIP 34981
Flamsteed 27 CMa
Variable ID EW CMa

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.1″
Companion Mag 4.9
Position Angle 355°
Star Colors A: Blue
Discoverer FIN 323

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 355° A (4.7) B (4.9)

Sep: 0.1″ · PA: 355° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Gamma Cas 4.42 - 4.82V.
31?y. Sep. 0.098".
0.261975d.
Shell star.

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