Gamma Com

HIP 60742; Gamma Com; 15 Com DoubleStar Com Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.36

Spectral Type K1IIIFe0.5

Star Color Orange (B-V 1.13)

Distance 1087.2 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 26m 56.3s

Dec +28° 16' 06.0"

Constellation Com

HR 4737

HIP 60742

Bayer Gamma

Flamsteed 15 Com

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Multiple Star System

Separation 16.1″

Companion Mag 12.0

Companion Sp M:

Position Angle 208°

Star Colors A: Orange B: Red

Discoverer SMR 58

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 16.1″ · PA: 208° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Group/Cluster

Mel 111 #129 (Coma).

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