Sketch of Struve 1374
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Observation Notes:
The primary in Struve 1374 glows a pale yellow next to a dull blue secondary. A wide pair of stars lies about 7 arc minutes to the southwest.
| Subject | STF 1374 |
| Classification | Multiple Star |
| Position (J2000)* | Leo Minor [RA: 09 41 21.9 / Dec: +38 57 00.7] |
| Position Angle | 311° [My Measurement 2009.3] 308° [WDS 2007]* |
| Separation | 3.4″ [My Measurement 2009.3] 2.8″ [WDS 2007]* |
| Magnitudes* | A: 7.3; B: 8.7 |
| Spectral Types* | A: G3IV |
| Date/Time | APR 4, 2009 – 9:40 PM (APR 5, 2008 – 04:40 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, 1st qtr moon |
| Seeing | 5/10 Pickering |
| Transparency | Mag 5.0 NELM |
| *References | The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog (Mason+ 2001-2009); SIMBAD |