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35 Com

Observable Double Star Fair (27/100)

Sep: 1.2", Companion: mag 7.1

HIP 62886; 35 Com DoubleStar Com Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.90
Spectral Type G8III+F6V
Star Color Orange (B-V 0.90)
Distance 155.3 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 53m 17.8s
Dec +21° 14' 42.0"
Constellation Com
HR 4894
HIP 62886
Flamsteed 35 Com
Double Cat 8695

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Multiple Star System

Components 4
Component IDs AB
Separation 1.2″
Companion Mag 7.1
Position Angle 205°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer STF1687

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 205° A (4.9) B (7.1)

Sep: 1.2″ · PA: 205° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

AB 5.05 G8III, 7.22 F3V, 510y, a = 1.42", or 674.23y, a = 1.897"; masses 2.7 and 1.4 solar. Component C, 9.74V, | +0.73(B-V), +0.31(U-B) G3IV-V 29", possibly physical, although a hyperbolic orbit has been computed with periastron | about 400 years ago.
ADS 8695A, 2914d, K 5.97k/s, V0 -5.95k/s, e 0.67, asini 179.
0.016".

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