Sketch of 95 Herculis (Struve 2264)
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Observation Notes:
95 Herculis/Struve 2264 is another beautiful, bright pair in Hercules. The primary was sky blue with a hint of green and it’s companion was a rich, golden yellow. The diffraction pattern looked great. Rings buzzed out to 4 diameters in streamers with a heavy first ring.
| Subject | 95 Herculis (STF 2264 / ADS 10993) |
| Classification | Double Star |
| Position (J2000)* | Hercules [RA: 18 01 30.4 / Dec: +21 35 44.8] |
| Position Angle | 256° [My Measurement 2009.3] 257° [WDS 2008]* |
| Separation | 7″ [My Measurement 2009.3] 6.4″ [WDS 2008]* |
| Magnitudes* | A: 4.9; B: 5.2 |
| Spectral Types* | A: A5IIIn; B: G5III |
| Date/Time | APR 5, 2009 – 3:00 AM (APR 5, 2008 – 10:00 UT) |
| Observing Loc. | Flagstaff, AZ – Home |
| Instrument | Orion SkyQuest XT8 Dobsonian (203 mm dia./1200 mm F/L) |
| Eyepieces/Mag. | Pentax XW10 + 2X Barlow (240X) Meade Astrometric EP + 2X Barlow (200X) |
| Conditions | Clear, light breeze |
| Seeing | 6/10 Pickering |
| Transparency | Mag 5.2 NELM |
| *References | The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog (Mason+ 2001-2009); Catalogue of Stellar Spectral Classifications (Skiff, 2009); SIMBAD |