Thread: Unknown object next to Saturn 8/6/16
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Old 12-06-2016, 07:47 PM
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Krishan, I use Sky Safari Pro and it lists it as GSC 6225-1330 at mag 12.49.

The westward drift of Saturn across the sky is more than the rotation of the Earth that we'd see affecting background stars.
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