| Richard Harshaw | ||||
| Star: Struve 2992 (ADS 16599)
Location of site: Northern Kansas City, Missouri (USA) 94d 30m west longitude, 39d 15m north latitude 980 ft above Mean Sea Level Date of observations (UT): Nov 2, 2000 at 2330 Site classification: suburban Sky conditions: seeing-- 8 out of 10 (at times, approaching 9) transparency-- 7 out of 10 (high, thin and spotty clouds, taking perhaps 1magnitude from the starlight) limiting visual magnitude-- 4.0 mag Telescope: Celestron C-8 Eyepiece: 20mm, 104x |
Year of first measurement: AB 1830, 14.2 / 285;
AC 1910, shown.
Year of last measurement: 1991 Distance (light years): 270 Luminosity (in suns): 24 Eyepiece and magnification: 20mm, 104x. Colors noted: W, B and ??. (The C star was never noted.) Nice, faint field. Hipparchos/Tycho data show different distances for these stars; they may be an optical system. Rating of 3. |
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