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68 Cyg

HIP 105186; 68 Cyg DoubleStar Cyg Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.00
Spectral Type O7.5III:n((f))
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.01)

Position & Identifiers

RA 21h 18m 27.2s
Dec +43° 56' 45.0"
Constellation Cyg
HR 8154
HIP 105186
Flamsteed 68 Cyg
Variable ID V1809 Cyg

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Multiple Star System

Separation 3.8″
Companion Mag 14.0
Position Angle 81°
Star Colors A: Blue-white
Discoverer TRN 32

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 81° A (5.0) B (14.0)

Sep: 3.8″ · PA: 81° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

5.05 - 5.075V, 3.390d.
Cyg OB7; exciting star of HII region S119. Runaway star from Cep OB2 association?
Also classified O8V and O8III((f)). H alpha emission moderately intense 1959 to 1970; absorption increasing 1973-1976.

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