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32 Cyg

Observable Double Star Good (47/100)

Sep: 208.5", Companion: mag 8.4

HIP 99848; 32 Cyg DoubleStar Cyg Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 3.98
Variable Type Eclipsing Binary (Algol-type)
Spectral Type K3Ib+B3V
Star Color Red (B-V 1.52)
Distance 233.0 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 15m 28.3s
Dec +47° 42' 52.0"
Constellation Cyg
HR 7751
HIP 99848
Flamsteed 32 Cyg
Variable ID V1488 Cyg

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Multiple Star System

Separation 208.5″
Companion Mag 8.4
Companion Sp B6V
Position Angle 175°
Star Colors A: Red B: Blue-white
Discoverer S 743

Eyepiece View

32x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 1.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 175° A (4.0) B (8.4)

Sep: 208.5″ · PA: 175° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

EA 3.90 - 4.14V, 1147.4d. Period varies. Light var. outside eclipse. The K component may be slightly intrinsically | variable.
1147.8d, K 17.0k/s, V0 -5.7k/s, msin3i 9.15, asini 256. Also 390d suspected. Unresolved by speckle | interferometry. SKYLAB indicates cool star with hot companion.
Also classified K5Iab + B4IV-V and K3II + B9:V.
Originally called Omicron2 Cyg in GCVS, the name has been changed to V1488 Cyg because of much confusion as to | which star is Omicron1, which Omicron2. See HR 7730.

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