The faintest star in the Stargate asterism is a mag 10 high proper motion star with no good identifier: v10.1 2MASS J12354638-1201152 PPM 717043 J2000 RA: 12h35m46.38s DE:-12°01'15.2" You can zero in on it using the id of the v6.6 star in the outer triangle: HD109584 SAO157385 I'm not seeing anything cross-references in Simbad that says the mag 10 star is a variable star. - Kurt
I just noticed that according to this website (http://platformx.sourceforge.net/Name/index.html) component "F" (the brightest of the six) is 402 light years distant. That's close enough to point out to casual observers that the light that we see from that star was emitted about the same time that Gailileo first observed with a telescope 400 years ago. Kim
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy- bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Canopus56 Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 7:51 PM To: Utah Astronomy List Serv Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Misc Notes on Stargate Asterism - Sat SPOC
The faintest star in the Stargate asterism is a mag 10 high proper motion star with no good identifier:
v10.1 2MASS J12354638-1201152 PPM 717043 J2000 RA: 12h35m46.38s DE:-12°01'15.2"
You can zero in on it using the id of the v6.6 star in the outer triangle: HD109584 SAO157385
I'm not seeing anything cross-references in Simbad that says the mag 10 star is a variable star.
- Kurt
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Kim, Great point, I wish I had this information last night when I was looking at it. I will have to use this one later this year. Thanks Rodger Fry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim" <kimharch@cut.net> To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 8:48 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Misc Notes on Stargate Asterism - Sat SPOC I just noticed that according to this website (http://platformx.sourceforge.net/Name/index.html) component "F" (the brightest of the six) is 402 light years distant. That's close enough to point out to casual observers that the light that we see from that star was emitted about the same time that Gailileo first observed with a telescope 400 years ago. Kim
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy- bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Canopus56 Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 7:51 PM To: Utah Astronomy List Serv Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Misc Notes on Stargate Asterism - Sat SPOC
The faintest star in the Stargate asterism is a mag 10 high proper motion star with no good identifier:
v10.1 2MASS J12354638-1201152 PPM 717043 J2000 RA: 12h35m46.38s DE:-12°01'15.2"
You can zero in on it using the id of the v6.6 star in the outer triangle: HD109584 SAO157385
I'm not seeing anything cross-references in Simbad that says the mag 10 star is a variable star.
- Kurt
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This website has nice color images of numerous asterisms, including the Stargate: http://www.deep-sky.co.uk/asterisms.htm. I'm putting together an astronomy/cosmology presentation for a youth church group. Anyone know of good images available on the web that might represent a "let there be light" moment? Kim
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Kim,
Great point, I wish I had this information last night when I was looking at it. I will have to use this one later this year.
Thanks Rodger Fry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim" <kimharch@cut.net> To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 8:48 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Misc Notes on Stargate Asterism - Sat SPOC
I just noticed that according to this website (http://platformx.sourceforge.net/Name/index.html) component "F" (the brightest of the six) is 402 light years distant. That's close enough to point out to casual observers that the light that we see from that star was emitted about the same time that Gailileo first observed with a telescope 400 years ago.
Kim
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah- astronomy- bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Canopus56 Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 7:51 PM To: Utah Astronomy List Serv Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Misc Notes on Stargate Asterism - Sat SPOC
The faintest star in the Stargate asterism is a mag 10 high proper motion star with no good identifier:
v10.1 2MASS J12354638-1201152 PPM 717043 J2000 RA: 12h35m46.38s DE:-12°01'15.2"
You can zero in on it using the id of the v6.6 star in the outer triangle: HD109584 SAO157385
I'm not seeing anything cross-references in Simbad that says the mag 10 star is a variable star.
- Kurt
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