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Double Stars in Telescopium The Telescope

Here is a listing of the 25 or so best doubles in Telescopium.
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Name	SAO	Sep	PA	Mag1	Mag2	RA	Dec	Spect	Color	Comments
B 1879	228774	1.7	266	6.0	11.5	18:11.1	-47:31	K1
HDO 288	245320	1.8	149	7.0	10.5	18:12.9	-50:34	F0
I 429	245344	0.1	146	8.5	8.5	18:15.0	-50:19	A0
HJ 5033	228845	17.3	115	7.0	9.5	18:15.4	-48:52	K0		Third component sep 18.2, pa 9 mag 11, fouth component sep 27.9, pa 64 mag 9.5
I 1361	228918	2.6	254	7.5	12.0	18:20.3	-49:07	A2
DUN 220	245426	31.1	178	8.0	8.5	18:22.2	-55:33	G0
HJ 5041	245461	2.6	259	7.5	9.5	18:25.9	-53:39	F0
HJ 5045	229077	8.3	23	7.0	10.5	18:31.0	-48:00	G0
HJ 5049	229148	19.9	264	7.0	11.0	18:37.4	-47:04	F2
HJ 5053	245656	32.6	197	8.0	10.0	18:43.5	-55:45	F5		Primary is also a very close double. Both mag 8, sep 0.2
I 112	229354	1.6	186	7.5	9.5	18:54.0	-47:17	F5/A0		Third component sep 84.0, pa 63 mag 7.5
I 113	229410	2.6	227	6.5	10.0	18:58.9	-48:29	K5
HJ 5100	246019	19.4	152	7.0	12.0	19:18.7	-56:08	B5		Very hot, very blue primary
I 1397	246028	1.5	336	6.5	11.0	19:19.6	-51:34	A0
HJ 5114	246110	69.0	254	5.5	7.0	19:27.8	-54:19	K2/G0	***	Third component Sep 70.5, pa 96 mag 11. B is also a close double, sep 8.3, pa 195 mag 11
I 118	229739	1.2	132	7.5	10.0	19:33.0	-46:46	G5
COO 238	246224	3.3	50	7.5	8.5	19:42.3	-52:56	A3
HJ 5148	229888	14.2	318	7.0	12.0	19:50.2	-45:23	K0
DUN 227	246311	22.9	149	6.0	6.5	19:52.7	-54:58	G5/A2	***
FIN 31	246335	1.8	54	8.0	12.5	19:55.0	-51:48	K0
I 256	229991	1.0	194	7.5	9.5	20:01.4	-47:23	K0
I 123	230083	8.2	184	7.0	11.0	20:10.7	-46:44	K0
SEE 415	230165	11.1	97	7.5	12.0	20:20.9	-45:32	F5
HJ 5187	246550	17.8	323	8.0	13.5	20:22.6	-54:16	K0
I 664	246604	1.0	280	8.0	9.0	20:29.1	-51:04	F0

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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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