35 Sextantis (Struve 1466)

Sketch of 35 Sextantis (Struve 1466/STF 1466)

Sketch of 35 Sextantis (Struve 1466)

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Observation Notes:

This nice yellow-orange/pale blue binary was also seen as citrus-orange/blended-blue-green (Haas) and topaz-yellow/smalt-blue (Smyth). The faint C star showed to the southwest, but I didn't realize it was a component, so I didn't measure it.

Subject35 Sextantis (STF 1466 / ADS 7902)
ClassificationMultiple Star
Position (J2000)*Sextans [RA: 10 43 20.9 / Dec: +04 44 51.6]
Position AngleAB: 239° [My Measurement 2009.9]
AB: 239° [WDS 2008]*
AC: 210° [WDS 2003]*
SeparationAB: 8" [My Measurement 2009.9]
AB: 6.8" [WDS 2008]*
AC: 333.8" [WDS 2003]*
Magnitudes*A: 6.2; B: 7.1 C: 8.1
Spectral Types*A: K3III; B: K7D
Date/TimeNOV 26, 2009 - 4:10 AM (NOV 26, 2009 - 11:10 UT)
Observing Loc.Flagstaff, AZ - Home
InstrumentOrion SkyQuest XT8 Dobsonian (203 mm dia./1200 mm F/L)
Eyepieces/Mag.Pentax XW10 + 2X Barlow (240X)
Meade Astrometric EP + 2X Barlow (200X)
ConditionsClear, cold
Seeing3/10 Pickering
TransparencyMag 6.0 NELM
*ReferencesThe Washington Visual Double Star Catalog (Mason+ 2001-2009); Catalogue of Stellar Spectral Classifications (Skiff, 2009); SIMBAD; Double Stars for Small Telescopes - Sissy Haas

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