60 Aur
HIP 33064; 60 Aur
DoubleStar
Aur
Visible
Level 5
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.30
Spectral Type
dF5
Star Color
Yellow
(B-V 0.49)
Distance
652.3 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
06h 53m 13.4s
Dec
+38° 26' 17.0"
Constellation
Aur
HR
2541
HIP
33064
Flamsteed
60 Aur
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.3″
Companion Mag
9.0
Position Angle
281°
Star Colors
A: Yellow
B: Orange
Discoverer
COU1877
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.3″ · PA: 281° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Sometimes this star, sometimes HR 2547 have been called Psi8 Aur. To avoid future confusion this designation | is abandoned for both.
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