A report on Double star

Astronomers have mistakenly reported observations of a double star in place of J 900 and a faint star in the constellation of Gemini.
Artist's impression of the discs around the young stars HK Tauri A and B.

Pair of stars that appear close to each other as viewed from Earth, especially with the aid of optical telescopes.

- Double star
Astronomers have mistakenly reported observations of a double star in place of J 900 and a faint star in the constellation of Gemini.

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Kappa1 Coronae Australis

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Star located in the constellation Corona Australis.

Star located in the constellation Corona Australis.

It forms a line-of-sight double star along with κ2 Coronae Australis.

southern

Theta Muscae

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Multiple star system in the constellation Musca ("the Fly") with an apparent magnitude of 5.5.

Multiple star system in the constellation Musca ("the Fly") with an apparent magnitude of 5.5.

southern

To small telescopes, Theta Muscae appears as a double star, with a blue-cream brighter star and an O9III companion of magnitude 7.3 some 5.3 arcseconds away.

Kappa2 Coronae Australis

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Star in the southern constellation of Corona Australis.

Star in the southern constellation of Corona Australis.

It is radiating 460 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 9,844 K. Kappa2 Coronae Australis forms a visual double star with Kappa1 Coronae Australis, also known as HR 6952.

Alpha1 Capricorni

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Distant, binary star system dominated by a highly luminous star in the constellation of Capricornus, north of the ecliptic.

Distant, binary star system dominated by a highly luminous star in the constellation of Capricornus, north of the ecliptic.

Three other faint visual companion stars lie within one arc-minute, so are unresolveable in small telescopes.