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The following list represents 100 of some popular binary stars. Most of these can be split using a 60mm aperature telescope or larger. There are of course many others. Happy hunting!
OBJECT |
CONST |
NAME |
RA | DEC | MAGS | SEP | PA |
Gamma Andromedae |
Andromeda |
Almach |
02h 03.9m | +42° 20' | 2.3, 5.5 | 9.8" | 63° |
94 Aquarii |
Aquarius |
- |
23h 19.1m | -13° 28' | 5.3, 7.3 | 12.7" | 350° |
Zeta Aquarii |
Aquarius |
- |
22h 28.8m | -00° 01' | 4.3, 4.5 | 1.8" | 266° |
57 Aquilae |
Aquila |
- |
19h 54.6m | -08° 14' | 5.8, 6.5 | 36" | 170° |
Gamma Arietis |
Aries |
Mesarthim |
01h 53.5m | +19° 18' | 4.8, 4.8 | 7.8" | 0° |
Lambda Arietis |
Aries |
- |
01h 57.9m | +23° 36' | 4.9, 7.7 | 37" | 46° |
Theta Aurigae |
Auriga |
- |
05h 59.7m | +37° 13' | 2.6, 7.1 | 3.6" | 313° |
Delta Bootis |
Bootes |
Alrakis |
15h 15.5m | +33° 19' | 3.5, 8.7 | 105" | 79° |
Epsilon Bootis |
Bootes |
Izar |
14h 45.0m | +27° 04' | 2.5, 4.9 | 2.8" | 339° |
Iota Bootis |
Bootes |
- |
14h 16.2m | +51° 22' | 4.9, 7.5 | 38" | 33° |
Kappa Bootis |
Bootes |
- |
14h 13.5m | +51° 47' | 4.6, 6.6 | 13.4" | 236° |
Mu Bootis |
Bootes |
- |
15h 24.5m | +37° 23' | 4.3, 7.0 | 108" | 171° |
Pi Bootis |
Bootes |
- |
14h 40.7m | +16° 25' | 4.9, 5.8 | 5.6" | 108° |
Xi Bootis |
Bootes |
- |
14h 51.4m | +19° 06' | 4.7, 7.0 | 6.9" | 332° |
1 Camelopardalis |
Camelopardalis | - |
04h 32.0m | +53° 55' | 5.7, 6.8 | 10.3" | 308° |
32 Camelopardalis |
Camelopardalis | - |
12h 49.2m | +83° 25' | 5.3, 5.8 | 21.6' | 326° |
Iota Cancri |
Cancer |
- |
08h 46.7m | +28° 46' | 4.2, 6.6 | 30" | 307° |
Zeta Cancri |
Cancer |
- |
08h 12.2m | +17° 39' | 5.6, 6.0 | 5.9" | 89° |
Alpha Canum Venaticorum |
Canes Venatici |
Cor Caroli |
12h 56.0m | +38° 19' | 2.9, 5.5 | 19.4" | 229° |
Epsilon Canis Majoris |
Canis Major |
Adhara |
06h 58.6m | -28° 58' | 1.5, 7.4 | 7.5" | 161° |
Alpha Capricorni |
Capricornus |
Al Giedi |
20h 18.1m | -12° 33' | 3.6, 4.2 | 378" | 29° |
Beta Capricorni |
Capricornus |
Dabih |
20h 21.0m | -14° 47' | 3.4, 6.2 | 206" | 267° |
Eta Cassiopeiae |
Cassiopeia |
Achird |
00h 49.1m | +57° 49' | 3.4, 7.5 | 12" | 307° |
| Sigma Cassiopeiae | Cassiopeia |
- |
23h 59.0m | +55° 45' | 5.0, 7.1 | 3" | 326° |
Beta Cephei |
Cephus |
Alfirk |
21h 28.7m | +70° 34' | 3.2, 7.9 | 13.3" | 249° |
Delta Cephei |
Cephus |
- |
22h 29.2m | +58° 25' | 3.9, 6.3 | 191.9" | 192° |
Struve 2816 |
Cephus |
- |
21h 39.0m | +57° 29' | 5.6, 7.7, 7.8 | 11.7", 20" | 121°, 339° |
Xi Cephei |
Cephus |
Kurhah |
22h 03.8m | +64° 38' | 4.4, 6.5 | 7.7" | 277° |
Gamma Ceti |
Cetus |
Kaffaljidhma |
02h 43.3m | +03° 14' | 3.5, 7.3 | 2.8" | 294° |
24 Comae Berenices |
Coma Berenices |
- |
12h 35.1m | +18° 23' | 5.2, 6.7 | 20.3" | 271° |
Sigma Coronae Borealis |
Corona Borealis |
- |
16h 14.7m | +33° 52' | 5.6, 6.6 | 6.2" | 233° |
Zeta Coronae Borealis |
Corona Borealis |
- |
15h 39.4m | +36° 38' | 5.1, 6.0 | 6.3" | 305° |
Delta Corvi |
Corvus |
Algorah |
12h 29.9m | -16° 31' | 3.0, 9.2 | 24.2" | 214° |
31 Cygni |
Cygnus |
- |
20h 13.6m | +46° 44' | 3.8, 6.7, 4.8 | 107", 337" | 173°, 323° |
61 Cygni |
Cygnus |
- |
21h 06.9m | +38° 45' | 5.2, 6.0 | 28" | 146° |
Beta Cygni |
Cygnus |
Albireo |
19h 30.7m | +27° 58' | 3.1, 5.1 | 34.4" | 54° |
Gamma Delphini |
Delphinus |
- |
20h 46.7m | +16° 07' | 4.5, 5.5 | 9.6" | 268° |
16 / 17 Draconis |
Draco |
- |
16h 36.2m | +52° 55' | 5.4, 6.4, 5.5 | 3.4", 90" | 108°, 194° |
40 / 41 Draconis |
Draco |
- |
18h 00.2m | +80° 00' | 5.7, 6.1 | 19.3" | 232° |
Mu Draconis |
Draco |
- |
17h 05.3m | +54° 28' | 5.7, 5.7 | 2.0" | 42° |
Nu Draconis |
Draco |
Kuma |
17h 32.2m | +55° 11' | 4.9, 4.9 | 62" | 312° |
Psi Draconis |
Draco |
- |
17h 41.9m | +72° 09' | 4.9, 6.1 | 30.3" | 15° |
32 Eridani |
Eridanus |
- |
03h 54.3m | -02° 57' | 4.8, 6.1 | 6.8" | 347° |
55 Eridani |
Eridanus |
- |
04h 43.6m | -08° 48' | 6.7, 6.8 | 9.2" | 317° |
Alpha Geminorum |
Gemini |
Castor |
07h 34.6m | +31° 53' | 1.9, 2.9 | 2.2" | 171° |
Delta Geminorum |
Gemini |
Wasat |
07h 20.1m | +21° 59' | 3.5, 8.2 | 6.8" | 211° |
95 Herculis |
Hercules |
- |
18h 01.5m | +21° 36' | 5.0, 5.1 | 6.3" | 258° |
Alpha Herculis |
Hercules |
Ras Algethi |
17h 14.6m | +14° 23' | 3.5, 5.4 | 4.7" | 107° |
Delta Herculis |
Hercules |
Sarin |
17h 15.0m | +24° 50' | 3.1, 8.2 | 8.9" | 236° |
Kappa Herculis |
Hercules |
- |
16h 08.1m | +17° 03' | 5.3, 6.5 | 28" | 12° |
Rho Herculis |
Hercules |
- |
17h 23.7m | +37° 09' | 4.6, 5.6 | 4.1" | 316° |
Struve 2404 |
Hercules |
- |
18h 50.8m | +10° 59' | 6.9, 8.1 | 3.6" | 183° |
N Hydrae |
Hydra |
- |
11h 32.3m | -29° 16' | 5.8. 5.9 | 9.2" | 210° |
8 Lacertae |
Laceratta |
- |
22h 35.9m | +39° 38' | 5.7, 6.5 | 22.4" | 186° |
54 Leonis |
Leo |
- |
10h 55.6m | +24° 45' | 4.5, 6.3 | 6.5" | 110° |
Alpha Leonis |
Leo |
Regulus |
10h 08.4m | +11° 58' | 1.4, 7.7 | 177" | 307° |
Gamma Leonis |
Leo |
Algieba |
10h 20.0m | +19° 51' | 2.2, 3.5 | 4.4" | 122° |
Gamma Leporis |
Lepus |
- |
05h 44.5m | -22° 27' | 3.7, 6.3 | 96" | 350° |
Alpha Librae |
Libra |
Zuben El Genubi |
14h 50.9m | -16° 02' | 2.8, 5.2 | 231" | 314° |
12 Lyncis |
Lynx |
- |
06h 46.2m | +59° 27' | 5.4, 7.3 | 8.7" | 308° |
19 Lyncis |
Lynx |
- |
07h 22.9m | +55° 17' | 5.6, 6.5 | 14.8" | 315° |
38 Lyncis |
Lynx |
- |
09h 18.8m | +36° 48' | 3.9, 6.6 | 2.7" | 229° |
Beta Lyrae |
Lyra |
Sheliak |
18h 50.1m | +33° 22' | 3.4, 8.6 | 46" | 149° |
Epsilon Lyrae |
Lyra |
Double Double |
18h 44.3m | +39° 40' | 5.0, 6.1, 5.2, 5.5 | 208", 2.6", 2.3" | 357°, 94°, 173° |
Otto Struve 525 |
Lyra |
- |
18h 54.9m | +33° 58' | 6.0, 7.7 | 45" | 350° |
Zeta Lyrae |
Lyra |
- |
18h 44.8m | +37° 36' | 4.3, 5.9 | 44" | 150° |
Beta Monocerotis |
Monoceros |
- |
06h 28.8m | -07° 02' | 4.7, 5.2 | 7.3" | 132° |
Epsilon Monocerotis |
Monoceros |
- |
06h 23.8m | +04° 36' | 4.5, 6.5 | 13.4" | 27° |
36 Ophiuchi |
Ophiuchus |
- |
17h 15.3m | -26° 36' | 5.1, 5.1 | 4.4" | 154° |
70 Ophiuchi |
Ophiuchus |
- |
18h 05.5m | +02° 30' | 4.2, 6.0 | 2.8" | 72° |
Omicron Ophiuchi |
Ophiuchus |
- |
17h 18.0m | -24° 17' | 5.4, 6.9 | 10.3" | 355° |
Beta Orionis |
Orion |
Rigel |
05h 14.5m | -08° 12' | 0.1, 6.8 | 9.5" | 202° |
Delta Orionis |
Orion |
Mintaka |
05h 32.0m | -00° 18' | 2.2, 6.3 | 52.6" | 359° |
Iota Orionis |
Orion |
Nair al Saif |
05h 35.4m | -05° 55' | 2.8, 6.9 | 11.3" | 141° |
Lambda Orionis |
Orion |
Meissa |
05h 35.1m | +09° 56' | 3.6, 5.5 | 4.4" | 43° |
Sigma Orionis |
Orion |
- |
05h 38.7m | -02° 36' | 4.0, 7.5, 6.5 | 12.9", 43" | 84°, 61° |
Struve 747 |
Orion |
- |
05h 35.0m | -06° 00' | 4.8, 5.7 | 35.7" | 223° |
Theta 1 Orionis |
Orion |
Trapezium |
05h 35.3m | -05° 23' | 6.7, 7.9, 5.1, 6.7 | 8.8", 13", 21.5" | 31°, 132°, 96° |
Theta 2 Orionis |
Orion |
- |
05h 35.4m | -05° 25' | 5.2, 6.5 | 52" | 92° |
Zeta Orionis |
Orion |
Alnitak |
05h 40.8m | -01° 57' | 1.9, 4.0, 9.9 | 2.4", 58" | 162°, 10° |
Epsilon Pegasi |
Pegasus |
Enif |
21h 44.2m | +09° 52' | 2.4, 8.4 | 142" | 320° |
Eta Persei |
Perseus |
Miram |
02h 50.7m | +55° 54' | 3.8, 8.5 | 28.3" | 300° |
Struve 331 |
Perseus |
- |
03h 00.9m | +52° 21' | 5.3, 6.7 | 12.1" | 85° |
65 Piscium |
Pisces |
- |
00h 49.9m | +27° 43' | 6.3, 6.3 | 4.4" | 297° |
Alpha Piscium |
Pisces |
Al Rischa |
02h 02.0m | +02° 46' | 4.2, 5.1 | 1.7" | 50° |
Psi 1 Piscium |
Pisces |
- |
01h 05.6m | +21° 28' | 5.6, 5.8 | 30" | 159° |
Zeta Piscium |
Pisces |
- |
01h 13.7m | +07° 35' | 5.6, 6.5 | 23" | 63° |
Kappa Puppis |
Puppis |
- |
07h 38.8m | -26° 48' | 4.5, 4.7 | 9.9" | 318° |
Beta Scorpii |
Scorpius |
Graffias |
16h 05.4m | -19° 48' | 2.6, 4.9 | 13.6" | 21° |
Nu Scorpii |
Scorpius |
- |
16h 12.0m | -19° 28' | 4.3, 6.4 | 41" | 337° |
Struve 1999 |
Scorpius |
- |
16h 04.4m | -11° 27' | 7.4, 8.1 | 11.6" | 99° |
Xi Scorpii |
Scorpius |
- |
16h 04.4m | -11° 22' | 4.8, 7.3 | 7.6" | 51° |
Delta Serpentis |
Serpens |
- |
15h 34.5m | +10° 32' | 4.2, 5.2 | 3.9" | 178° |
Theta Serpentis |
Serpens |
Alya |
18h 56.2m | +04° 12' | 4.5, 5.4 | 22.3" | 104° |
118 Tauri |
Taurus |
- |
05h 29.3m | +25° 09' | 5.8, 6.6 | 4.8" | 204° |
Chi Tauri |
Taurus |
- |
04h 22.6m | +25° 38' | 5.5, 7.6 | 19.4" | 24° |
Iota Trianguli |
Triangulum |
- |
02h 12.4m | +30° 18' | 5.3, 6.9 | 3.9" | 71° |
| Zeta Ursae Majoris | Ursa Major |
Mizar |
13h 23.9m | +54° 56' | 2.3, 4.0, 4.0 | 14.4", 709" | 152°, 71° |
Alpha Ursae Minoris |
Ursa Minor |
Polaris |
02h 31.8m | +89° 16' | 2.0, 9.0 | 18.4" | 218° |
Gamma Virginis |
Virgo |
Porrima |
12h 41.7m | -01° 27' | 3.5, 3.5 | 3.6" | 293° |