Double star in Bootes
This is a fairly close double star with two white components. The pair is about 320 light years away. The distance between the two stars is about 500 astronomical units.
| Magnitudes | 4.9, 5.8 |
| Separation | 5.4" |
| Distance (light yrs) | 320 |
| Right Ascension | 14:40.7 |
| Declination | +16 25 |
| Field of View | 16' x 12' |
Image details: A series of 1-second exposures through clear, red, green, and blue filters, taken with an SBIG STF-8300M imager through a Meade 14” LX850 telescope at f/8.
July 2019