[Prev][Next][Index][Thread][Search][Objects]
(IAAC) IAAC Submission
Observer : Rich Wells
Your skills : Beginner
Date & UT of observation : 19th May, 1996, 01:29Z
Location : RTP, North Carolina, USA
Site classification : Rural
Limiting mag(visual) : 5.8
Seeing(from 1 to 5) : 3
Moon up/phase : None
Instrument : 4" f/5.4 APO refractor
Magnification : 60x 108x 120x 180x
Filters used : None
Object : Epsilon Boo(Struve 1877)
Category : Double star
Constellation : Bootes(Boo)
Obect diameter : m2.5 m4.9 2.8"
RA/DE : 14h 45.0m +27d 04m
Description : Also known as 36 Izar Bootes.
At 60x no separation.
At 108x barely separated in moments of good seeing.
At 120x good separation. Epsilon is white with a
slight yellow tinge. Its companion is pinkish or
washed-out red.
At 180x view is not much different than 120x.