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40 Cyg

HIP 100907; 40 Cyg DoubleStar Cygnus (Cyg) Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.62
Spectral Type A3V
Star Color White (B-V 0.06)
Distance 155 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 27m 34.3s
Dec +38° 26' 25.0"
Constellation Cygnus (Cyg)
HR 7826
HIP 100907
Flamsteed 40 Cyg

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.5″
Companion Mag 8.4
Position Angle 335°
Star Colors A: White B: Yellow
Discoverer GUL 3

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80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
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N E 335° A (5.6) B (8.4)

Sep: 0.5″ · PA: 335° · N up, E left

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

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