Version 6 of Starry Night has the wrong mass for Pluto as well - off by a
factor of 50, so not even close - must be a typo.
On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 1:42 PM, Brian Skiff <bas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, 2015-12-18 at 08:13 -0700, J. D MADDY wrote:
.... The "double star" to the right of the comet is actuallyhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/59454099@N00/23828595245/in/dateposted-public/
two independent stars and only a visual double. (As per Starry Night)
Link to the picture:
Starry Nights must need updating, since the
double star is in fact a nice common-motion pair.
The primary is HD 125057, and they are a pair of
G-type dwarf stars. The pair is WDS 14171+0103 =
hj 1250, first measured in 1828 by John Herschel.
The proper motion of the two stars is a bit over
0".1 per year, heading southeast.
\Brian
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