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Double Stars in Sextans The Sextant

Here is a listing of the 13 or so best doubles in Sextans.
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Name	SAO	Sep	PA	Mag1	Mag2	RA	Dec	Spect	Color	Comments
STF 1377	117871	3.9	136	8.0	11.0	09:07.4	+02:38	F8
A 1767	127256	1.8	19	7.5	11.0	09:57.7	-01:56	G5	***
BU 25	137515	1.5	150	8.5	9.0	10:21.7	-09:46	G5
BU 1280	118298	116.0	192	7.0	9.0	10:26.2	+03:55	A2		Component B is a binary sep 0.9 pa 192 mag 9/11.5
STF 1441	137614	2.7	167	6.5	10.0	10:31.0	-07:38	K5/F6	***
BU 1073	137628	3.5	49	7.0	11.0	10:32.5	-06:04	K0
J 84	118391	1.0	61	8.5	8.5	10:36.2	+00:41	F8
STF 1456	118406	13.6	46	8.0	9.5	10:38.3	+01:14	F5
STF 1457	118410	1.8	331	7.5	8.5	10:38.7	+05:44	F2
35 SEXT	118449	6.4	236	6.5	7.5	10:43.3	+04:45	K3/K0	***
STF 1470	137774	1.2	189	8.0	8.5	10:46.2	-05:45	A0
40 SEXT	137808	2.2	10	7.0	7.5	10:49.2	-04:01	A2
41 SEXT	137823	27.3	306	6.0	11.5	10:50.3	-08:53	A2

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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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