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About 25 years ago, in Paper 12 of this series, the author presented a spectroscopic orbit for 6 Boo. The velocity amplitude of little more than 1 km s−1 was much smaller than for any star whose orbit had been determined up till that time. Although it was objectively demonstrated that the orbit was very secure, a few years ago subjective misgivings prompted the author to restore the star to his observing programme. New observations of much higher precision confirm not only the spectroscopic-binary nature of 6 Boo but also, with almost astonishing fidelity, the elements already given for it.
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Griffin, R.F. Spectroscopic binaries near the North Galactic Pole Paper 12A: 6 Boötis. J Astrophys Astron 30, 87–91 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-009-0008-7
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