(1) List of Doubles for Small Telescopes
(2) List of Doubles for Testing Telescope Resolution
| Star | RA | Dec | Mag. a | Mag. b/c | P. A. | Sep. | Comments: |
| hr min | |||||||
| Eta Cas | 00 40 | 57° 49' | 3.5 | 7.2 | 307° | 12" | great contrast in brightness, white and uncertain, very nice double |
| Psi1 Psc | 01 06 | 21° 30' | 4.9 | 5.0 | 160° | 30" | yellow and yellow/white, nice separation, equal brightness |
| Zeta Psc | 01 14 | 07° 35' | 4.2 | 5.3 | 63° | 24" | yellowish and orange, color contrast & separation - both very nice |
| Gamma And | 02 04 | 42° 21' | 2.3 | 5.1 | 63° | 10" | brilliant pair, very yellowish and bluish, great brightness difference |
| Struve331 Per | 03 01 | 52° 51' | 5.5 | 6.5 | 86° | 12" | gold and organish, color contrast slight, nice pair |
| 32 Eri | 03 54 | -02° 57' | 5.0 | 6.0 | 354° | 6.9" | nice pair, gold and greenish blue, good contrast |
| 1 Cam | 04 32 | 53° 54' | 5.0 | 6.0 | 308° | 10" | white and bluish, pretty pair at nice separation |
| 118 Tau | 05 29 | 25° 10' | 6.0 | 6.5 | 206° | 5.1" | white and red, close and interesting pair |
| Delta Ori | 05 32 | -00° 18' | 2.2 | 6.7 | 360° | 53" | bright, yellowish white and reddish, beautiful, secondary seems brighter |
| Lamda Ori | 05 35 | 09° 56' | 4.0 | 6.0 | 44° | 4.4" | striking, white and orangish, difference in brightness is great |
| Theta1 Ori | 05 35 | -05° 22' | 5.4 | 6.3 6.7 7.9 | 61° 311° 342° | 13" 13" 17" | four component trapezium, incredible, beautifully multicolored |
| Theta2 Ori | 05 37 | -05° 25' | 5.2 | 6.5 | 92° | 53" | wide separation, white pair in an overwhelming field |
| Iota Ori | 05 36 | -05° 53' | 2.8 | 6.9 | 141° | 11.4" | gemlike dazzling primary in excellent field, white and blue |
| Sigma Ori | 05 39 | -02° 37' | 3.9 | 6.5 7.5 | 61° 84° | 42" 13" | fantastic field, beautiful orangish, blue and white, super triple group |
| Gamma Lep | 05 45 | -22° 25' | 3.6 | 6.2 | 351° | 95" | yellowish and faint blue, nice field, wide yet seem closer |
| Beta Mon | 06 29 | -07° 02' | 5.0 | 5.5 6.0 | 132° 107° | 7.4" 2.8" | stunning triple, one pair very close, colorful, all yellowish with tints |
| 12 Lyn | 06 46 | 59° 27' | 5.5 | 7.5 6.1 | 308° 259° | 8.5" 1.7" | fine colors. Seem brighter, bluish white and orangish red |
| Alpha Gem | 07 35 | 31° 54' | 2 | 2.8 | 88° | 2.7" | brilliant blue/white and yellowish, tight pair |
| k Pup | 07 39 | -26° 47' | 4.5 | 4.5 | 318° | 9.8" | dazzling near equal white pair in nice field |
| Iota Cnc | 08 47 | 28° 46' | 4.5 | 6.5 | 307° | 31" | wide contrasting yellow and blue pair, nice |
| Gamma Leo | 10 20 | 19° 51 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 122° | 4.4" | blazing, somewhat close - unequal white duo |
| Xi Uma | 11 18 | 31° 32' | 4.5 | 5.0 | 105° | 2.9" | white and yellowish white, almost touching |
| N Hya | 11 32 | -29° 15' | 6.0 | 6.0 | 210° | 9.0" | yellowish equal pair, nice color and separation |
| 24 Com | 12 35 | 18° 22' | 5.2 | 6.7 | 271° | 20" | orangish and whitish, nice color contrast |
| Alph CVn | 12 56 | 38° 19' | 2.9 | 5.6 | 228° | 20" | Beautiful, wide, very bright, white and pale orange |
| Zeta Uma | 13 24 | 54° 55' | 2.4 | 4.0 | 150° | 14" | white and greenish or yellowish white, beautiful |
| Pi Boo | 14 41 | 16° 25' | 4.9 | 5.8 | 108° | 5.6" | bluish and orangish , a very nice pair |
| Xi Boo | 14 51 | 19° 07' | 4.7 | 6.8 | 332° | 7.2" | white and yellowish, and very nice pair |
| Delta Ser | 15 35 | 10° 32' | 4.2 | 5.2 | 178° | 3.9 | beautiful blue and orange, appears wider |
| Beta Sco | 16 05 | -19° 48' | 2.6 | 4.9 | 22° | 14" | very nice, white and orange, good color contrast |
| Sigma CrB | 16 15 | 33° 51 | 5.5 | 6 | 233° | 6.2" | white and orange, difference in brightness seems greater |
| 16+17 Dra | 16 36 | 52° 54' | 5.0 | 5.6 6.6 | 194° 109° | 90" 3.2" | fine triple, all white in excellent field, close and wide combination |
| Mu Dra | 17 05 | 54° 28' | 5.8 | 5.8 | 42° | 2.0" | yellowish orange and bluish white, very colorful and close |
| Alpha Her | 17 15 | 14° 24' | 3.0 | 5.4 | 107° | 4.6" | yellow and yellowish white, pale secondary |
| 36 Oph | 17 15 | -26° 33' | 3.5 | 5.5 | 154° | 4.4" | yellowish white and orangish white, good separation for this brightness |
| Psi Dra | 17 42 | 72° 10' | 4.9 | 6.1 | 15° | 30" | yellow and orangish yellow, nice separation and brightness |
| 40+41 Dra | 18 00 | 80° 01' | 5.5 | 6.0 | 232° | 19" | white and off-white, slight brightness difference, nice pair in nice field |
| 95 Her | 18 02 | 21° 36' | 5.1 | 5.2 | 258° | 6.3" | very near equal brightness, yellowish to orangish |
| Epsilon1 Lyr Epsilon2 Lyr | 18 44 | 39° 40' | 5.4 5.1 | 6.5 5.3 | 358° 92° | 2.7" 2.3" | famous double-double, components white, 208" between pairs |
| Zeta Lyr | 18 45 | 37° 36' | 4.3 | 5.5 | 150° | 44" | greenish white and orangish white, bright and very wide |
| Beta Lyr | 18 50 | 33° 21' | 4.3 | 7.0 | 149° | 47" | off-white and blue, very pretty, wide separation and brightness difference |
| Struve2404 Aql | 18 51 | 10° 58' | 5.7 | 7.0 | 183° | 3.5" | colors nice, orange and reddish, close pair |
| Theta Ser | 18 56 | 04° 12' | 4.6 | 5.0 | 103° | 22" | very fine white pair, though seem brighter |
| 19 Lyn | 19 23 | 55° 18' | 5.5 | 6.5 | 315° | 15" | blue white and orangish, contrasting colors with good separation |
| Beta Cyg | 19 31 | 27° 57' | 3.1 | 5.1 | 54° | 34" | superb brightness and color, gold and blue (like a planet and moon) |
| Gamma Del | 20 47 | 16° 08' | 4.3 | 5.1 | 268° | 10" | magnificent yellow pair with slightly different tints |
| 61 Cyg | 21 06 | 38° 41' | 5.3 | 5.9 | 146° | 28" | yellowish and reddish, a little wide for this brightness |
| Struve2816 Cep | 21 39 | 57° 30' | 6.3 | 7.9 8.0 | 121° 339° | 12" 20" | fantastic, beautiful triple though slightly dim |
| Delta Cep | 22 39 | 58° 26' | 5.1 | 6.3 | 192° | 41" | beautiful colors, yellow and blue, very nice |
| Zeta Aqu | 22 28 | -00° 02' | 3.6 | 3.8 | 249° | 1.9" | beautiful white pair, equal in brightness |
| Pair | Comp | WDS | Hip | PA | Sep | Mag. a | Mag. b |
| STF3056 | AB | 00046+3416 | 374 | 144° | 0.72" | 7.02 | 7.03 |
| STF13 | 00163+7653 | 1296 | 52° | 0.92" | 6.35 | 6.60 | |
| STT15 | AB | 00358+4901 | 2814 | 321° | 0.21" | 6.89 | 7.46 |
| A2901 | 01015+6921 | 4789 | 60° | 0.42" | 6.67 | 7.07 | |
| BU303 | 01096+2348 | 5444 | 293° | 0.62" | 6.65 | 6.78 | |
| KUI8 | 02280+0158 | 11474 | 36° | 0.51" | 6.45 | 6.66 | |
| STF314 | AB-C | 02529+5304 | 13424 | 313° | 1.54" | (6.50) | (6.70) |
| STF333 | AB | 02592+2120 | 13914 | 208° | 1.44" | 4.63 | 4.98 |
| STF346 | 03055+2515 | 14376 | 72° | 0.34" | 5.45 | 5.47 | |
| STF412 | AB | 03345+2428 | 16664 | 365° | 0.70" | 5.95 | 5.98 |
| BU533 | 03356+3141 | 16757 | 40° | 1.08" | 6.86 | 7.06 | |
| STF425 | 03400+3408 | 17129 | 67° | 1.95" | 6.82 | 6.95 | |
| STF644 | 05103+3718 | 24072 | 224° | 1.65" | 6.02 | 6.22 | |
| STF749 | 05372+2656 | 26396 | 324° | 1.13" | 5.83 | 5.83 | |
| A2719 | 06203+0744 | 30120 | 65° | 0.44" | 6.76 | 6.83 | |
| STF1219 | 08542+3034 | 43721 | 312° | 1.49" | 5.40 | 5.62 | |
| STF1333 | 09185+3522 | 45661 | 48° | 1.89" | 5.94 | 6.01 | |
| STF1348 | 09245+0621 | 46134 | 316° | 1.94" | 6.73 | 6.74 | |
| A2570 | 10260+0256 | 51061 | 306° | 0.29" | 6.97 | 7.05 | |
| STF1555 | AB | 11363+2747 | 56601 | 147° | 0.71" | 5.80 | 6.01 |
| STT250 | 12244+4306 | 60522 | 347° | 0.35" | 7.88 | 8.02 | |
| FIN380 | 12572+0818 | 63221 | 160° | 0.23" | 6.81 | 7.19 | |
| STF1734 | 13207+0257 | 65119 | 177° | 1.12" | 6.26 | 6.77 | |
| SFT1932 | 15183+2649 | 74893 | 260° | 1.56" | 6.59 | 6.64 | |
| STF2118 | 16563+6502 | 82898 | 69° | 1.10" | 6.40 | 6.64 | |
| STT337 | 17505+0715 | 87325 | 170° | 0.48" | 7.72 | 7.87 | |
| STT338 | 17420+1520 | 87427 | 346° | 0.83" | 6.43 | 6.45 | |
| STF2244 | 17571+0004 | 87875 | 100° | 0.54" | 5.95 | 6.12 | |
| STF2289 | 18102+1628 | 89203 | 221° | 1.22" | 6.09 | 6.52 | |
| HU66 | AB | 18253+4845 | 90284 | 238° | 0.24" | (7.90) | (8.10) |
| STT358 | 18350+1659 | 91159 | 156° | 1.71" | 6.21 | 6.30 | |
| STF2438 | 18575+5814 | 93068 | 1° | 0.86" | 6.47 | 6.81 | |
| HO98 | 19081+2705 | 93994 | 82° | 0.24" | 7.53 | 7.54 | |
| STT371 | 19159+2727 | 94679 | 161° | 0.89" | 6.54 | 6.89 | |
| STF2583 | 19487+1148 | 97473 | 108° | 1.44" | 5.75 | 6.04 | |
| STT395 | 20018+2456 | 98636 | 124° | 0.84" | 5.23 | 5.52 | |
| STT410 | AB | 20396+4036 | 101949 | 5° | 0.85" | 6.07 | 6.08 |
| HO144 | 20523+2008 | 103028 | 348° | 0.38" | 7.54 | 7.81 | |
| STF2783 | 21141+5818 | 104812 | 0° | 0.70" | 7.11 | 7.34 | |
| STT437 | 21208+3228 | 105390 | 19° | 2.35" | 6.45 | 6.75 | |
| STT435 | 21214+0254 | 105438 | 235° | 0.66" | 7.41 | 7.46 | |
| STF2799 | 21289+1105 | 106053 | 263° | 1.90" | 6.65 | 6.66 | |
| HU371 | 21354+2427 | 106605 | 309° | 0.30" | 6.22 | 6.66 | |
| BU688 | AB | 21426+4103 | 107137 | 201° | 0.39" | 7.55 | 7.61 |
| STF2843 | AB | 21516+6545 | 107893 | 146° | 1.40" | 6.37 | 6.67 |
| HU981 | 22306+6138 | 111112 | 215° | 0.29" | 6.98 | 7.23 | |
| STT476 | AB | 22431+4709 | 112170 | 300° | 0.49" | 6.39 | 6.46 |
| BU720 | 23340+3120 | 116310 | 95° | 0.52" | 4.96 | 5.54 | |
| STT510 | AB | 23516+4205 | 117646 | 304° | 0.55" | 7.34 | 7.41 |
| A1498 | 23594+5441 | 118287 | 86° | 0.37" | 7.73 | 7.77 |
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