HIP 28708


Addendum 2000-2001


 
Rafael Benavides
Star: HIP 28708
Date & Time: 17 - February - 2001
(21 h 00 m UT)
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)> 
Location of site: Posadas (Córdoba), Spain
Site classification: Suburban 
Sky darkness: 5.1 <Limiting magnitude> 
Temperature:  9ºC
Telescope: Helios 120 mm f/8.3 achromatic refractor
Magnification: 163x, 263x
Eye Pieces: Plossl 10 mm, Microguide 12.5 mm, 2x Barlow, diagonal prism
It's difficult to find this double. Therefore, it will be essential to have a good skymap. The field here is faint and rich. 

Using 163x magnification I observed the companion without difficulty. The colours noted were pale cream for the primary and orange for the secondary. It was a pretty faint close pair. Using MicroGuide at 263x I obtained some measurements which from an average of 7 measures gave a PA of 147º3 with a separation of 2"1.

Rating: 3
Thanks Tom for this. Really, you're who pointed out this star.