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Double Stars in Musca The Fly

Here is a listing of the 16 or so best doubles in Musca.
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Name	SAO	Sep	PA	Mag1	Mag2	RA	Dec	Spect	Color	Comments
HJ 4432	251382	2.5	303	5.5	7.5	11:23.4	-64:57	B5
HJ 4450	256849	21.0	40	7.0	10.5	11:31.8	-73:55	B9
HD 100431		1.1	238	8.0	8.5	11:32.6	-65:52	B9
HD 103079	251617	1.8	159	5.0	7.5	11:51.9	-65:12	B4
HJ 4498	251738	8.7	61	7.0	8.0	12:06.4	-65:42	F8/A3	***
I 296	256967	1.7	276	6.5	9.0	12:39.2	-75:22	B9
HIP 62289		9.2	192	8.0	8.5	12:45.8	-75:10	A0
BETA MUSCA	252019	1.6	14	4.0	4.0	12:46.3	-68:06	B2
HJ 4550	252034	13.6	98	8.0	9.0	12:48.3	-67:07	A2
GLS 185	252038	8.7	9	7.5	9.0	12:49.1	-65:35	A0
THETA MUSCA	252162	5.3	186	5.5	8.0	13:08.2	-65:18	B0
HDO 224	252245	0.5	212	7.0	8.0	13:17.9	-68:29	B9
HJ 4586	252318	3.1	144	7.0	9.0	13:28.4	-67:51	A3
I 298	252353	0.9	187	7.0	9.0	13:32.5	-69:14	F2
HJ 4596	252388	1.6	282	8.0	8.0	13:37.4	-64:56	B9
HJ 4598	257078	13.1	46	7.0	11.0	13:41.7	-75:07	A0

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Some information gathered from Burgham's Celestial Handbooks and converted to J2000, other from my own observations.
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