Type | Star |
---|---|
Magnitude | 7.34 | Right Ascension | 20h 8' 46.8" (2000) |
Declination | 36° 8' 52" N |
Constellation | Cygnus |
Classification | K5II |
Andrew Cooper
Jun 24, 2023 Waikoloa, HI (map)
15cm f/5 Newtonian, Primero @ 53x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Orange, a wide 60" double with a blue 9th magnitude star [HD 191494] visible due east in very rich galactic starfield
Gaia EDR3 data shows comparable parallax but mismatched proper motions for the pair, likely not a pysical system
Steve Coe
Birmingham called this the Red Star region of Cygnus― SAC Red Star Database
b1 Cygni | b2 Cygni | Barnard 147 |
Biur1 | Biur2 | Biurakan 2 |
Dolidze 1 | HD 190918 | HD 191494 |
HD 191566 | NGC 6871 | NGC 6883 |
Ru172 | RY Cygni |
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