M40 - Winnecke 4
Double Star observed from my home location on a very good night.
Object Type: Double Star
Constellation: Ursa Major
Right Ascension: 12h 20m 00s
Declination: +58° 22' 00"
Magnitude: 9.0
Size: 49"
My Observation Details
| Object Name: | M40 - Winnecke 4 |
| Seeing: | VG |
| Transparency: | 4 |
| Lat/Lon: | 35.150, -85.326 |
| Instrument: | 750mm/150mm |
| Power: | 75.0x (10mm eyepiece) |
| Date: | 2023-02-22 |
| Time: | 9:58 EST |
Observation Notes
Visual Description
Yep, just two stars hanging out together; rather dim.
Additional Notes
Identifies object via surrounding star pattern. Interestingly, I note Stellarium has the magnitude of these two an order dimmer than the book I’m using for the Messier list has them. Used Telrad finder.
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