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48 Cyg

HIP 101765; 48 Cyg DoubleStar Cyg Visible Level 1 Naked eye / Binoculars - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.32
Spectral Type B8IIIn
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.09)

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 37m 31.8s
Dec +31° 34' 21.0"
Constellation Cyg
HR 7885
HIP 101765
Flamsteed 48 Cyg

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AB
Separation 182.7″
Companion Mag 6.5
Companion Sp F0V
Position Angle 177°
Star Colors A: Blue-white B: Yellow-white
Discoverer STFA 53

Eyepiece View

32x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 1.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 177° A (6.3) B (6.5)

Sep: 182.7″ · PA: 177° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Double with HR 7887 at 181". Third component 12.9v at 71".

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