AG 342 (TYC1978-179-1&2)

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Sketch of AG 342 (TYC1978-179-1 & TYC1978-179-2)

Sketch of AG 342

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Observation Notes:

AG 342 is an orange-yellow/dull-orange pair, located at the thruster end of a star-destroyer asterism. The diffraction pattern was faint and difficult to pin down. This is a high proper motion pair (190 mas/yr) of K3V stars.

SubjectAG 342 (TYC1978-179-1 & TYC1978-179-2; ADS 8002)
ClassificationDouble Star
Position (J2000)*Leo [RA: 10 59 38.3 / Dec: +25 26 15.5]
Position AngleAB: 112° [My Measurement 2009.9]
AB: 112° [WDS 2008]*
SeparationAB: 6" [My Measurement 2009.9]
AB: 5.2" [WDS 2008]*
Magnitudes*A: 8.6; B: 9.2
Spectral Types*A: K3V; B: K3V
Date/TimeNOV 27, 2009 - 4:15 AM MST (NOV 27, 2009 - 11:15 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, hazy
Seeing3-4/10 Pickering
TransparencyMag 5.5 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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I think we need a sketch of that star-destroyer asterism... ;)

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