Friday, August 27, 2021

26 august 2021

Started out using the 6-inch to catch an Io shadow transit on Jupiter, which I needed to do early before Jupiter passed behind the meridian tree -- luckily was able to see the sharp round dot near the center / outer limb. I could not see Io itself though. Some nice detail and barges in the equatorial bands.

Then I switched over to the 20-inch since seeing was supposed to be good. It was ok, a little variable, so I switched between the 7-inch mask and full aperture. It was not really good enough to push limits. But having goto really saved time and I saw a lot. I ended the night with Saturn, which looked really good at full aperture, seeing all the moons and the darkening at the pole.

STT 532 AB: 508; 205x: Alshain, the Falcon.  Light yellow-orange bright B, B easily seen, wide separation.  WDS uncertain, however there is no overlap in parallax range, so not physical.
19h 55m 18.79s +06° 24' 24.3" sep 13.4 mag 3.81,11.40 Sp G8IV+M3 dist. 13.7 pc (44.69 l.y.)

WAR 2 AB: 508; 205x: I noticed three 10th magnitude stars forming a curve, with two of them appearing about the separation noted in SkyTools, 9.3".  But I don't find this in StelleDoppie.  Ormond C.R. Warren, and his paper is not coming up on the internet.  He has a 1902 first discovery date, but he lives published in the 1990s, so it's difficult to tell what this is.  I suppose because his paper is not readily found the stars are not listed in the WDS?
18h59m57.4s +15°02'49" AB: 10.2+10.6 mag, WAR 2, B=WAR 2B PA 252° Sep 9.30" (1902)

HU 677 AB: 508; 205x: Very nice equal stars, nicely split about 2".  WDS uncertain but chances are it is gravitationally bound: 31% parallax range overlap, 1,318 AU separation, 2.68/2.45 solar mass.
19h 00m 13.11s +13° 02' 51.5" P.A. 42.00 sep 1.7 mag 10.04,10.46 Sp A2

HU 678 AB: 508; 205x: Almost 3 delta mag, fairly well split but close pair.  WDS says not physical, but they're wrong: 51% parallax overlap, 1,017 AU separation, 2.44/1.47 solar mass.  
19h 00m 34.37s +12° 13' 34.2" P.A. 359.00 sep 2.9 mag 8.78,11.11 Sp A2 dist. 357.14 pc (1164.99 l.y.)

STF2432 AB: 508; 205x: 3 delta mag, yellow-white A, wide.  WDS uncertain but it might be physical: 20% parallax overlap, a little far 6,699 AU separation, but high solar mass 4.36/1.75.  
19h 01m 48.60s +12° 32' 27.5" P.A. 87.00 sep 14.8 mag 6.82,10.44 Sp B8IV dist. 227.79 pc (743.05 l.y.)

STF2442 AB: 508; 205x: Light orange A and blue B, wide, 2 delta.  WDS says not physical, and that's correct, no parallax range overlap (-96%).
19h 03m 42.21s +16° 57' 57.8" P.A. 210.00 sep 9.9 mag 8.48,9.77 Sp K0 dist. 518.13 pc (1690.14 l.y.)

BRT1949 AB: 508; 205x: In same field as STF2442, faint, slight magnitude difference, white, about 4" separation.  WDS uncertain, but there is parallax overlap, -46%.
19h 03m 39.85s +17° 08' 15.4" P.A. 295.00 sep 4.1 mag 11.10,11.40

STF2443 AB: 178; 205x: Slight magnitude difference white stars, fairly wide.  WDS not physical, but there is no parallax data for B, so can't really decide yet?
19h 04m 04.23s +14° 47' 01.9" P.A. 311.00 sep 6.8 mag 8.93,9.30 Sp F5 dist. 280.9 pc (916.3 l.y.)

BU 466 AB: 178; 205x: Very fine white pair, slight magnitude difference, nice close split, very pretty.  WDS uncertain, however they likely are gravitational: 16% parallax range overlap (with 0% error), 330 AU weighted separation, 1.62/1.40 solar mass.  Discovered with the 6-inch at 1.6".
19h 05m 13.65s +10° 49' 41.7" P.A. 164.00 sep 1.9 mag 9.02,9.58 Sp F0

STF2446 AB: 178; 205x: Light reddish orange A and blue B, wide, 1 delta magnitude.  WDS says physical, and it most certainly is: 80% parallax range overlap, 595 AU weighted separation, good 1.59/1.03 solar mass, and the radial velocity delta, 0.32, is less than the escape velocity, 2.79
19h 05m 47.70s +06° 32' 49.2" P.A. 153.00 sep 9.5 mag 6.97,8.88 Sp F5 dist. 65.92 pc (215.03 l.y.)

STF2449 AB: 178; 205x: Pretty pair, wide, white stars, <1 delta magnitude.  WDS uncertain, but there is no overlap in their parallax ranges, so for sure not physical.
19h 06m 23.04s +07° 09' 20.1" P.A. 289.00 sep 8.2 mag 7.20,7.72 Sp F2V dist. 105.6 pc (344.47 l.y.)

STF2464 AB: 508; 333x: Extraordinarily fine pair, nearly two delta magnitude, split very close, B is faint and visible with seeing only.  Seen at 205x, better at 333x.  WDS uncertain, but there is no overlap in their parallax ranges, -52%, so not physical.
19h 09m 13.22s +11° 52' 03.7" P.A. 28.00 sep 1.2 mag 8.48,10.07 Sp A0 dist. 490.2 pc (1599.03 l.y.)

STF2471 AB: 178; 205x: White A and very faint wide reddish B, 3 delta mag yet still seen with direct vision, very nice.  WDS uncertain, but they most certainly are gravitational: 80% parallax range overlap with 0% error, 812 AU weighted separation, 1.73/0.85 solar mass.
19h 10m 56.93s +08° 07' 17.6" P.A. 122.00 sep 8.6 mag 7.48,10.64 Sp A9V dist. 94.43 pc (308.03 l.y.)

OL 63 AB: 178; 205x: Very faint B seen with averted vision, more than 1 delta mag, close about 2".  C.P. Olivier, founder of the American Meteor Society, and there's even a biography about him.  WDS is uncertain, however they likely are gravitationally bound: 52% parallax range overlap, 387 AU weighted separation, 1.43/1.05 solar mass.
19h 11m 28.50s +09° 32' 53.4" P.A. 57.00 sep 1.9 mag 10.28,11.44 Sp F8

STT 368 AB: 178; 205x: Very nice, very close split, 1 delta mag, excellent pair.  WDS uncertain, but very probably gravitational: 4% parallax range overlap with 2% error, 221 AU weighted separation, 2.43/1.91 solar mass, pretty high given the low AU separation.   
19h 16m 01.84s +16° 09' 39.5" P.A. 219.00 sep 1.1 mag 7.53,8.49 Sp A9IV dist. 240.96 pc (786.01 l.y.)

KU 57 AB: 178; 205x: 1 delta mag, wide, light orange. WDS says physical, and it is so: 22% parallax overlap, 783 AU weighted separation, 0.99/0.76 solar mass, and the radial velocity delta is less than the escape velocity
19h 16m 14.48s +15° 33' 31.4" P.A. 230.00 sep 10.2 mag 9.71,10.40 Sp K0

STF2489 AB: 178; 205x: White A and 3 delta B, fairly wide.  WDS says physical, but there is no overlap in their parallax ranges (-60%), so they are not.
19h 16m 26.78s +14° 32' 40.6" P.A. 347.00 sep 8.3 mag 5.67,9.30 Sp B9.5V dist. 125.63 pc (409.81 l.y.)

A 1176 AB: 508; 205x: Nearly 1 delta mag very closely separated, about 1", white stars.  WDS is uncertain, but there is no parallax range overlap, -69%, so the are not physical.
19h 17m 40.90s +10° 14' 58.5" P.A. 105.00 sep 1.3 mag 9.95,10.80 Sp A0

BU 1256 AB: 508; 205x: Unequal yellow-white stars, about 2".  Discovered with the Lick 36-inch.  NGC 6781 is 12' north.  WDS is uncertain, but there is no parallax range overlap, -10%.
19h 18m 28.52s +06° 20' 04.3" P.A. 44.00 sep 1.7 mag 9.38,9.96 Sp G5

STF2492 AB: 508; 205x: Bright yellow A and blue-green B, around 3" separation and 4 delta mag.  AC seen too about 3 times the distance and almost a right angle difference.  WDS says physical, and it's probably true: 54% parallax range overlap, 417 AU weighted separation, high 3.62/1.49 solar mass.
19h 18m 32.49s +01° 05' 06.3" P.A. 2.00 sep 3.2 mag 5.28,8.29 Sp G9III dist. 113.77 pc (371.12 l.y.)

A 1646 AB: 508; 205x: Rich field.  Slightly unequal stars, fairly wide, yellow-white.  WDS is uncertain, but they are likely gravitational: 28% parallax overlap, 2,090 AU weighted separation, substantial 2.25/1.90 solar mass.
19h 19m 11.80s +15° 39' 45.3" P.A. 205.00 sep 4.5 mag 9.82,10.58 Sp A2

STF2498 AB: 508; 205x: Slightly unequal yellow stars, wide.  WDS says physical, but there is no overlap in their parallax range, -24%, so they are not.
19h 20m 10.32s +04° 02' 47.3" P.A. 65.00 sep 12.1 mag 8.26,8.90 Sp G5II

STF2510 A-BC; 508; 205x.  Wide near equal white stars.  BC is A 1179, 9.11/10.02, 0.3", and I didn't know it was there to look for, will need to go back.  WDS says physical, but there is no parallax data for the B star.
19h 23m 17.81s +09° 30' 41.7" P.A. 181.00 sep 9.0 mag 8.57,8.66 Sp A0 dist. 246.91 pc (805.42 l.y.)

J 2964 AB: 508; 205x:  Very fine near equal white stars, nicely split about 1".  WDS uncertain, but they are likely gravitational: 76% parallax range overlap, only 280 AU weighted separation, and hefty 1.44/1.35 solar mass.  
19h 23m 56.47s +15° 06' 44.1" P.A. 293.00 sep 1.2 mag 10.17,10.47 Sp F8

STF2518 AB: 508; 205x: Yellow-white A and slightly red B, wide, 2 delta mag.  WDS says physical, but there is no parallax range overlap.
19h 25m 48.30s +14° 36' 31.1" P.A. 352.00 sep 5.5 mag 8.24,10.48 Sp F5 dist. 121.07 pc (394.93 l.y.)

STF2520 AB: 508; 205x: Nice slightly unequal white stars, about 2" separation
19h 26m 48.65s +12° 52' 04.4" P.A. 234.00 sep 1.9 mag 9.70,10.32 Sp A5

A 1648 AB: 508; 333x: Nice close split, unequal, half delta mag, white.  WDS uncertain, and there is just -1% parallax range overlap with 2% error, 314 AU weighted separation, 2.05/1.89 solar mass.  Even with the slight out of bounds parallax, these might be gravitational.   
19h 27m 01.49s +16° 05' 56.9" P.A. 182.00 sep 0.9 mag 9.68,9.88 Sp A2

AG 379 AB 508; 205x: 1 delta mag, wide.  WDS says physical, but there is no parallax range overlap (-98%), so they are not.
19h 27m 22.68s +13° 59' 18.4" P.A. 83.00 sep 13.2 mag 9.57,10.52 Sp F8 dist. 52.38 pc (170.86 l.y.)

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