56 Aquilae

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56 Aquilae is a star in the constellation Aquila. Its apparent magnitude is 5.76, meaning it would be barely visible to the naked eye, under ideal conditions. It was discovered by nineteeth Century Astronomer John Herschel.

The 56 Aquilae system is a double star system.[1] It is one of the double stars profiled in Admiral William Henry Smyth's 1864 work, “Sidereal Chromatics”.

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  1. ^ Andrew James. "The application of Admiral Smyth's “Sidereal Chromatics”". Retrieved on 2007-12-22. 

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