Thanks!  If it is an early G,

Forums Spectroscopy Characterizing a newly discovered variable Thanks!  If it is an early G,

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Dr Paul Leyland
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Thanks!  If it is an early G, which looks very likely, then the known distance (from GAIA) and reasonably well-characterized interstellar absorption in that part of the sky will let me estimate its expected apparent magnitude.  Comparing that with the known magnitude (again from GAIA) lets us estimate the brightness of the secondary and, hence, its absolute magnitude, leading to a plausible guess for the latter’s spectral type.

Later …

Paul