Exploring the Binary Nature of STF 2128 Using Separation and Position Angle Measurements

Abstract

A team of nine students from Cuesta College studied double star STF 2128 (WDS 17033+ 5935) using ten CCD images obtained at the Sierra Remote Observatories. Calculations of these ten observations yielded an average separation of 12.203 ″and an average position angle of 42.957. By comparing these values with past observations from the Washington Double Star Catalogue, we concluded that STF 2128 is likely a true binary system.

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Journal of Double Star Observations