Type | Star |
---|---|
Magnitude | 6.419 | Right Ascension | 16h 14' 40.8" (2000) |
Declination | 33° 51' 31" N |
Constellation | Corona Borealis |
Description | RS CVn type var |
Classification | G1V |
Andrew Cooper
Jun 19, 2020 Waikoloa, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 127x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
A rich yellow that is the fainter half σCrB, about a magnitude fainter than σCrB A, the pair is separated by 7", quite pretty in the eyepiece, the σCrB system is actually a quintuple
NGC 6089 | Sigma Coronae Borealis | |
Sigma2 Coronae Borealis |
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