Double Stars in Sculptor The Sculptor's Appar

Here is a listing of the 35 or so best doubles in Sculptor.
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Name	SAO	Sep	PA	Mag1	Mag2	RA	Dec	Spect	Color	Comments
ZETA SCL		3.0	330	5.0	14.0	00:02.4	-29:43	B4		In a dense field of dim stars
KAPPA-1 SCL	166083	1.3	265	6.0	6.0	00:09.3	-27:59	F2
RST 2236	192382	1.7	99	7.0	13.0	00:10.7	-34:51	K0
I 701	192466	0.5	58	8.5	8.5	00:20.2	-35:53	K0	***	Carbon Star SAO 192477 is in field Spect M0
HJ 3442	166344	21.9	196	7.0	11.0	00:32.6	-25:21	K0
HJ 3377	166362	20.1	60	7.5	10.0	00:33.6	-26:05	K0/M5	***	Primary is a carbon star
HJ 3375		5.3	168	6.5	8.5	00:33.8	-34:59	G0
I 705	192643	0.1	44	8.0	8.0	00:37.2	-37:16	G0
HJ 1991	166443	46.5	93	6.5	8.5	00:38.9	-25:05	K0	***
LAMDA-1 SCL	192690	0.7	3	6.5	7.0	00:42.7	-38:27	A0
I 261	166584	0.3	53	8.0	9.0	00:47.9	-29:19	A5
STN 60	198384	8.7	219	6.5	11.0	01:04.5	-33:31	K5	***
HJ 3436	193123	9.8	126	7.0	9.5	01:27.0	-30:13	K0
BU 1230	167093	2.7	226	6.0	11.5	01:30.4	-26:12	K4	***
GJ 60C	193189	0.2	102	109.0	8.0	01:35.0	-29:54	8		Third component sep 1.4 pa 109 mag 10. Carbon Star SAO 193182 in field
TAU SCL	193201	1.1	122	6.0	7.0	01:36.1	-29:54	A0		Looks like Jupiter with its four moons lined up!
I 448	167199	20.3	350	6.5	12.5	01:38.7	-25:01	A0
HJ 3452		20.5	276	7.0	8.5	01:39.7	-37:28	K2/M2	***	Very nice orange/red combination
EPSILON SCL	167275	4.7	34	5.5	9.5	01:45.6	-25:03	F1
HWE 92	214386	7.2	271	7.5	10.0	23:13.0	-32:18	K0
HWE 63	191872	6.4	267	7.5	11.0	23:24.1	-27:16	B9
SEE 489	214624	19.9	145	7.0	11.5	23:33.8	-36:15	F0		Galaxy IC 5332 in field, very dim at mag 11
SEE 492	192020	0.5	1	7.0	8.5	23:35.6	-27:29	G0		True binary, 69 years period
HWE 93	214659	5.3	252	6.5	10.0	23:37.0	-31:52	K0	***	Nice color pair
I 693	214657	0.9	54	7.5	9.0	23:37.0	-36:48	F5
HJ 5417	192116	8.9	321	6.5	9.0	23:44.5	-26:14	F5
B 613	214749	0.2	133	8.5	8.5	23:44.9	-38:20	F0
DELTA SCL	192168	3.9	243	4.5	11.5	23:48.9	-28:07	A0		Very hot primary, third component sep 73.3, PA 297 mag 9.5
HJ 5423	192180	13.5	307	6.5	11.5	23:49.8	-25:19	A0
B 620	192188	2.5	9	7.5	14.5	23:50.1	-29:24	G5
SEE 496	214820	16.8	192	8.0	12.5	23:51.4	-32:25	F0
HJ 5429	192224	28.8	226	7.5	10.5	23:53.7	-29:24	M0	***	Primary is a carbon star
B 624	214843	6.4	192	8.5	13.0	23:53.9	-37:24	A0
LAL 192	192230	6.8	269	6.5	7.0	23:54.4	-27:02	A2
LAL 193	192295	11.1	171	8.0	8.5	23:59.5	-26:31	F0		Very nice group of three stars

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Some information gathered from Burgham's Celestial Handbooks and converted to J2000, other from my own observations.
Page ©2003 Kevin Muenzler, Eagle Creek Observatory.