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Double Stars in Ursa Minor The Little Bear

Here is a listing of the 17 or so best doubles in Ursa Minor.
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Name	SAO	Sep	PA	Mag1	Mag2	RA	Dec	Spect	Color	Comments
POLARIS	308	18.4	218	2.0	9.0	02:31.9	+89:16	F7
STF 1583		11.1	285	7.5	8.5	12:00.4	+87:01	A2	***
BU 799	7741	1.0	250	6.5	8.5	13:04.8	+73:01	A5
STF 1771	7851	1.7	78	8.0	8.5	13:36.7	+69:46	F5
HJ 2682		26.1	280	7.0	10.0	13:40.7	+76:49	A5
STF 1798		7.3	12	7.5	9.5	13:55.0	+78:24	F2
STF 1849	7994	1.1	4	8.5	9.0	14:19.7	+76:42	F5
STF 1840		27.0	222	6.5	9.0	14:19.9	+67:47	A0
STF 1915	2433	2.5	321	7.0	10.0	14:33.2	+85:57	K0
HU 908	8111	1.2	258	6.5	10.0	14:53.1	+78:10	K0		Third component sep 113 pa 142 mag 9
STF 1905	8125	3.7	160	8.5	8.5	14:56.8	+70:50	F8
STF 1928	8177	6.8	274	9.0	9.5	15:09.3	+72:27	G5
STF 3125	16732	2.2	269	9.0	9.5	15:25.5	+67:03	K2
STF 1972	2558	31.1	80	6.5	8.0	15:29.3	+80:26	G0	***
STF 1980	2568	10.0	50	9.0	9.5	15:32.4	+81:03	F0
STF 2034	2625	1.2	117	7.5	8.0	15:48.7	+83:37	A3
ADS 10214	8612	2.9	189	6.0	9.5	16:43.1	+77:30	F2		third component sep 115 pa 14 mag 10

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Some information gathered from Burgham's Celestial Handbooks and converted to J2000, other from my own observations.
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