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.
| Subject | 35 Sextantis (STF 1466 / ADS 7902) |
| Classification | Multiple Star |
| Position (J2000)* | Sextans [RA: 10 43 20.9 / Dec: +04 44 51.6] |
| Position Angle | AB: 239° [My Measurement 2009.9] AB: 239° [WDS 2008]* AC: 210° [WDS 2003]* |
| Separation | AB: 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/Time | NOV 26, 2009 – 4:10 AM (NOV 26, 2009 – 11:10 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, cold |
| Seeing | 3/10 Pickering |
| Transparency | Mag 6.0 NELM |
| *References | The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog (Mason+ 2001-2009); Catalogue of Stellar Spectral Classifications (Skiff, 2009); SIMBAD; Double Stars for Small Telescopes – Sissy Haas |