When is the best time to observe HIP 94336?

HIP 94336 is best observed from June through August, with peak visibility during July when it transits around midnight in the Northern Hemisphere.

Where is HIP 94336 located in the sky?

HIP 94336 lies in the constellation Cygnus at right ascension 19h 12m and declination +49° 51′.

What telescope do I need to split HIP 94336?

Splitting HIP 94336 requires an aperture of roughly 80 mm or larger — the components are separated by about 7.0″ at magnitudes near 6.6. Larger apertures and steady seeing help resolve the pair cleanly.

HIP 94336 — Double Star in Cygnus

Magnitude 6.6^m DoubleStar Cygnus (Cyg) Visible

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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.57

Spectral Type G4V

Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.65)

Distance 74 ly

2Position & Identifiers

RA 19h 12m 05.0s

Dec +49° 51' 22.0"

Constellation Cygnus (Cyg)

HR 7294

HIP 94336

HD 179957

SAO 48192

Double Cat 12169

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3How easy to split?

Primary 6.6 mag Companion 6.7 mag Separation 7.0″

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Telescope	Bortle 3	Bortle 4	Bortle 5
80 mm refractor 80mm refr.	Easy	Easy	Easy
150 mm Newton 150mm Newt.	Easy	Easy	Easy
Celestron C8 (203 mm SCT) C8 203mm	Easy	Easy	Easy

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Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

4Visibility

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Best season Jun – Aug (peak: Jul)

5Multiple Star System Quadruple C,D,E: optical

Components 4 (quadruple)

Component IDs AB

Separation 7.0″

Companion Mag 6.7

Companion Sp G3V

Position Angle 203°

Star Colors A: Yellow B: Yellow

Discoverer STF2486

Notes

See HR 7293.

Separation over time

Period: 3100.0 y Eccentricity: 0.500 Now: 7.0", PA 202° -0.09" in 5 years

Apparent separation over time, computed from ORB6 orbital elements. Steep curves indicate fast-changing pairs — catch them while they're splittable.

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80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

A: 6.6 · B: 6.7 · Sep: 7.0″ · PA: 203° · N up, E right

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

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14Stellar Notes

Dynamical

0.058".

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

16 Cyg

Easy

Colorful double, sep 39.9″

Double Star mag 5.96 4.8° Cygnus

Blinking Planetary

NGC 6826

Medium+

Small bright planetary nebula

Planetary Nebula mag 8.8 5.3° Cygnus

NGC 6811

Easy

Rich open cluster

Open Cluster mag 6.8 5.5° Cygnus

NGC 6702

Medium

Elliptical galaxy

Galaxy mag 12.2 5.9° Lyra

Fawaris

HIP 97165; Delta Cygni; 18 Cygni

Medium

Colorful double, sep 2.8″

Double Star mag 2.87 7.3° Cygnus

Psi Cyg

Medium+

Tight double — a rewarding split at 2.8″

Double Star mag 4.92 7.3° Cygnus

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