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Epsilon Eridani

Epsilon Eridani (2022)

  • Constellation: Eridanus
  • Right Ascension: 03h 32m 55.84496s
  • Declination: −09° 27′ 29.7312″
  • Distance: 10.5 ly
  • Apparent Magnitude: 3.73 V
  • B-V Color Index: +0.887

Epsilon Eridani is a main sequence star of type K2. At around 10.5 light years away, its one of the closer sun like stars to us. It has an estimated age of one billion years making it relative young. It is suspected of having a giant planet orbiting it, along with a circumstellar debris disk implying outer planets.

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Category: Stars
Published: 27 November 2022
  • Variable Star
  • Nearest Stars
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
V Ari

V Ari (2022)

  • Constellation: Aries
  • Right Ascension: 02 15 00.08
  • Declination: +12 14 23.6
  • Distance: 3,770+ ly
  • Apparent Magnitude: 8.2 - 8.9

User Rating: 4 / 5

Total Votes: 1

V Ari is a carbon star in Aries The Ram. It is a semi-regular variable star that varies in brightness in a 56+ day cycle.

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Category: Stars
Published: 17 November 2022
  • Carbon Star
  • Variable Star
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
V354 Cephei

V354 Cephei (2022)

  • Constellation: Cepheus
  • Right Ascension: 22h 33m 34.636s
  • Declination: +58° 53′ 47.12″
  • Distance: 15,000 ly
  • Apparent Magnitude: 10.82 - 11.35
  • B-V Color Index: 3.18

User Rating: 4.5 / 5

Total Votes: 2

V354 Cephei is a red cool super giant variable star located in Cepheus. An irregular type variable, it has no discernible pattern.

 

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Category: Stars
Published: 18 October 2022
  • Variable Star
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
Beta Cygni

Beta Cygni - Albireo (2022)

  • Constellation: Cygnus
  • Right Ascension: 19h 30m 43.286s
  • Declination: +27° 57′ 34.84″
  • Distance: 430 ly
  • Apparent Magnitude: 3.21, 5.11
  • B-V Color Index: 1.13, -0.10

Beta Cygni or better known by the name Albireo is one of the more striking double stars, with the combination of a yellow star with a blue star. Although not thought to be a true binary system, but merely an optical double.

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Category: Stars
Published: 16 October 2022
  • Double Stars
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
Gamma Delphini

Gamma Delphini (2022)

  • Constellation: Delphinus
  • Right Ascension: 20h 46m 38.86045s
  • Declination: +16° 07′ 26.8516″
  • Distance: 115 ly
  • Apparent Magnitude: y1 5.14, y2 4.36
  • B-V Color Index: y1 0.49, y2 1.04

Gamma Delphini is a double star system consisting of a F type main sequence star, y1 Delphini, and a sub giant star y2 Delphini. Their current separation is around 8.9 arc-seconds with an estimated orbital period of 3,249 years.

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Category: Stars
Published: 15 October 2022
  • Double Stars
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
95 Herculis

95 Herculis (2022)

  • Constellation: Hercules
  • Right Ascension: 18h 01m 30s
  • Declination: +21° 35’ 44”
  • Distance: 470 ly
  • Apparent Magnitude: 4.96, 5.18
  • B-V Color Index: 0.12

95 Herculis is a double star consisting of two giant stars separated by only 6.3 arc seconds with the primary star at magnitude 4.96, and the secondary star at 5.18.

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Category: Stars
Published: 11 October 2022
  • Double Stars
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
  1. Xi Cephei (2022)
  2. VV Cephei (2022)
  3. Mu Cephei (2022)
  4. RW Cephei (2022)

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