| Multiple
Star System
aka HD 62195, HIP 37975, BD +64 00649, ADS 6336, CCDM 7470+6403, TYC 04121-1518 1 Visual Magnitudes: 6.78 + 8.67 + 10.21 Apparent separations: 5.5" + 11.6" Distance: ~550 ly Minimum requirements to view: a 4-inch scope |
I recently came across this triple star by accident while sweeping the area with my 18-inch. These three stars in a near line immediately grabbed my attention. The brightest star (center) is a 6.8 magnitude A2. I felt it appeard slightly bluish in the eyepiece. The next fainter star (northern most) appeared white, while the much fainter southern-most star had a slight ruddy red hue.
This is the view in a 6" telescope at 150x. North is down and east is right.
| Millennium
Star Atlas Vol I Chart 25
Sky Atlas 2000 Chart 1 Uranometria 2000 Vol I Chart 21 |
