Muscida
1 UMa
HIP 41704; 1 UMa
DoubleStar
UMa
Visible
Level 4
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
3.36
Spectral Type
G5III:
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 0.84)
Distance
179.1 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
08h 30m 15.9s
Dec
+60° 43' 05.0"
Constellation
UMa
HR
3323
HIP
41704
Flamsteed
1 UMa
Double Cat
6830
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Multiple Star System
Components
4
Component IDs
AC
Separation
6.8″
Companion Mag
15.3
Position Angle
197°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
BU 1067
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 6.8″ · PA: 197° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
3.3 - 3.8V, 358d. Also 0.05d, amp. 0.02V.
B is 15v at 7", CPM. C and D optical.
Probable Hyades group.
Muscida; a name also applied to Pi UMa, HR 3391, 3403.
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