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Double Stars in Piscis Austrinus
The Southern Fish
Here is a listing of the 21 or so best doubles in Piscis Austrinus.
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Name SAO Sep PA Mag1 Mag2 RA Dec Spect Color Comments
6 PSA 213078 6.8 59 6.0 13.0 21:32.2 -33:56 A0    
B 1013 213312 0.2 101 8.5 9.0 21:49.2 -35:38 F8   Carbon Star SAO 213295 in field
B 3059 190677 25.2 253 7.5 10.5 21:50.8 -27:55 B9    
B 1014 213420 2.8 145 8.0 12.0 21:56.6 -31:23 A0    
HJ 5311 190798 40.6 292 7.0 10.0 21:59.5 -29:03 K0 ***  
STN 56 190800 11.3 35 7.5 11.0 21:59.6 -27:37 F0    
ETA PSA 190822 1.6 116 5.5 6.5 22:00.9 -28:27 B8    
B 547 190848 2.3 294 8.0 14.0 22:03.1 -27:03 A2    
B 549 190862 3.6 213 7.0 13.0 22:04.5 -25:53 K0    
DAW 156 213608 1.3 317 7.5 11.0 22:10.5 -33:49 G0    
BU 769 213625 0.9 352 7.0 8.5 22:11.6 -34:28 F2 ***  
B 557 213765 0.3 321 8.0 8.0 22:22.0 -34:30 F2   Shows up as a figure 8 at high mag
17-BETA PSA 213883 30.4 172 4.5 7.5 22:31.5 -32:20 A0    
B 568 213969 4.9 310 7.5 13.0 22:38.0 -33:28 A3    
HJ 5356 191308 86.6 160 6.5 7.0 22:39.8 -28:20 G0/F5 *** B is also a close double sep 3.2 mags 7/8 PA 67
HDO 301 214119 0.2 91 7.0 7.0 22:50.0 -32:48 F2    
SEP 4.8 214144 55.6 35 7.5 11.0 22:51.8 -35:52 A3   Third component sep 4.8, mag 12 PA 278
22-GAMMA PSA 214153 4.3 262 4.5 8.5 22:52.6 -32:52 A0    
DELTA PSA 214189 5.0 244 4.5 10.0 22:56.0 -32:31 G8/G3    
ALPHA PSA 191524 30.0 36 1.0 14.0 22:57.6 -29:36 A3    
HJ 5371 191529 9.0 343 7.5 9.0 22:57.8 -26:05 G0    

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Some information gathered from Burgham's Celestial Handbooks and converted to J2000, other from my own observations.
Page ©2003 Kevin Muenzler, Eagle Creek Observatory.