Sharatan
HIP 8903; Beta Ari; 6 Ari
HIP 8903; Beta Ari; 6 Ari
DoubleStar
Ari
Visible
Level 5
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
2.64
Variable Type
Delta Scuti (Pulsating)
Spectral Type
A5. V SB
Star Color
White
(B-V 0.13)
Distance
58.6 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
01h 54m 38.4s
Dec
+20° 48' 29.0"
Constellation
Ari
HR
553
HIP
8903
Bayer
Beta
Flamsteed
6 Ari
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.1″
Companion Mag
5.2
Position Angle
102°
Star Colors
A: White
Discoverer
MKT 3
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.1″ · PA: 102° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Delta Sct?
106.9973d, K 37.1k/s, V0 -4.0k/s, asini 23.8. One of the most eccentric orbits known: e 0.892. Binary unresolved by | speckle interferometry 1981.69. SB2 in infrared: near-IR reticon spectra at 8800 Ang show double lines and indicate | that the secondary is late F- or G-type main-sequence star.
Sharatan; Sheratan; Al Sharatain.
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