h3945
Overlaid DSS image of h3945, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around h3945
| Type | Binary Star |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 4.8 | Right Ascension | 7h 16' 37" (2000) |
| Declination | 23° 18' 56" S |
| Constellation | Canis Major |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Mar 2, 2019 Kaʻohe, Mauna Kea, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 127x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
A beautiful blue and gold pair, the gold a bit brighter, the pair is mag 5 and 5.8 with about 26" separation
Andrew Cooper
Feb 6, 2018 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 127x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
A beatiful blue-gold pair, 0.5' apart northest-southwest, magnitudes 5 and 6 with the gold the brighter of the pair, just north of NGC2362 and easily found sweeping a couple fields north from the cluster
Andrew Cooper
Mar 29, 2016 Waikoloa, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 127x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
A stunning blue-gold pair, widely separated at 25" apart, nicely matched magnitudes at 5.0/5.8 with the gold member obviously the brighter of the two
Other Data Sources for h3945
Nearby objects for h3945
4 objects found within 60'
| 145 Canis Majoris | HD 55762 | NGC 2352 |
| vdB96 |
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h3945