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Lambda Cyg

HIP 102589; Lambda Cyg; 54 Cyg DoubleStar Cyg Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.53
Spectral Type B5Ve
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.11)
Distance 407.7 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 47m 24.5s
Dec +36° 29' 27.0"
Constellation Cyg
HR 7963
HIP 102589
Bayer Lambda
Flamsteed 54 Cyg
Double Cat 14296

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AB
Separation 1.0″
Companion Mag 6.3
Position Angle 359°
Star Colors A: Blue-white B: White
Discoverer STT 413

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E A (4.5) B (6.3)

Sep: 1.0″ · PA: 359° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

AB 4.85 B5V, 6.07 B7V, 391.30y, a = 0.777". Combined colors. Mag. of blend 4.52V. Component C, 9v K2III-IV at 84", | optical; vsini =<54k/s. Resolved by speckle interferometry 1986.45, sep. 0.87".
ADS 14296A. Resolved by speckle interferometry 1986.45, sep. 0.05".
Shell star.
0.006".

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