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Triple star in a row?
      #3395315 - 10/17/09 10:32 PM

Hi my friends!

I was scanning Cepheus tonight and close (north-east?) to a double star that I believe to have identified as HD208947 I have seen a curious triple star in a row, with the three components very faint.

I don´t know anything about multiple stars, but it looks to me like a real triple star in a row, as an ellipsis (...)

Anybody knows something about this triple star?


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Re: Triple star in a row? new [Re: Edwin Quiroga]
      #3395744 - 10/18/09 08:13 AM

Edwin

According to the SIMBAD Astronomical Database HD208947 is a spectroscopic binary. There are 23 identifiers for this object but I'm not sure they will give you the info you need.

Hope this helps.
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Re: Triple star in a row? new [Re: RLTYS]
      #3398655 - 10/19/09 06:20 PM

Hi Rich!

Spectroscopic binary? So, it is not possible that I had seen the triple star close HD208947, 'cause I actually could see a wide binary next to the triple. Ok, another clue... I was searching for NGC 7142 open cluster. So, my enigmatic "triple star in a row" is in this area at Cepheus.


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Re: Triple star in a row? new [Re: Edwin Quiroga]
      #3398667 - 10/19/09 06:27 PM

Ok!

I put the Google Earth Sky... I believe to have found the triplet at this coordinates:

RA: 21h.55m.59s.
Dec. 66º26´15.10´´

But it is not labeled!

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Re: Triple star in a row? new [Re: Edwin Quiroga]
      #3399742 - 10/20/09 09:03 AM

Edwin

You could go to the "Simbad Astronomical Database" type in your coordinates, you listed, and see what doubles, if any, show up.

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Re: Triple star in a row? new [Re: RLTYS]
      #3400778 - 10/20/09 06:20 PM

Thanks Rich!

Mmm yes, I just to feed Simbad with the coordinates and it yields three objects around: three stars, but any is said being a triple system...


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Re: Triple star in a row? new [Re: Edwin Quiroga]
      #3402933 - 10/21/09 07:31 PM

I believe this is the same linear trio I see every time I scan Cepheus with my binos. If it is, and i being so easily resolved, I'd say with some confidence that it's merely a chance alignment of unrelated stars.

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Re: Triple star in a row? new [Re: GlennLeDrew]
      #3403021 - 10/21/09 08:21 PM

With my planetarium software, I can see 3 stars all neatly lined up

SAO 19746 Star Cep 21h 55.8m +66° 26'
HD 208743 Star Cep 21h 55.9m +66° 26'
SAO 19749 Star Cep 21h 56.0m +66° 27'


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