HD 36584 was first discovered to be a double star in 1898 by astronomer R.T.A Innes. At the time of discovery, the components had a separation of only half an arcsecond and the secondary was located at a position angle of 210°.[12] The separation between the components increased to 1.34" and the position angle of the secondary shifted to 162° in 1997. At this separation, the components can be resolved in an amateur telescope, but the individual characteristics of both stars cannot be studied. As of 2015, the secondary is located at a distance of 1.4" along a position angle of 159°.[13] The two stars take about 795 years to circle each other in a very eccentricorbit.[8]
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