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47 Cyg

HIP 101474; 47 Cyg DoubleStar Cyg Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.61
Spectral Type K2Ib+B3V
Star Color Red (B-V 1.60)
Distance 1630.8 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 33m 54.2s
Dec +35° 15' 03.0"
Constellation Cyg
HR 7866
HIP 101474
Flamsteed 47 Cyg

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AC
Separation 0.3″
Companion Mag 7.3
Companion Sp B3V
Position Angle 278°
Star Colors A: Red B: Blue
Discoverer WRH 34

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 278° A (4.6) B (7.3)

Sep: 0.3″ · PA: 278° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

AB sep. 0.1", no magnitudes cited. Both 2 micron IR and UV sources.
88.495d, K 20.6k/s, V0 +1.3k/s, asini 17.9. vsini of K2 component =<50k/s, of B3 component <25k/s.

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