Theta Ant
HIP 47758; Theta Ant
DoubleStar
Ant
Visible
Level 6
Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.79
Spectral Type
A8V+F7II-III
Star Color
Yellow
(B-V 0.51)
Distance
61.5 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
09h 44m 12.1s
Dec
-27° 46' 10.0"
Constellation
Ant
HR
3871
HIP
47758
Bayer
Theta
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.1″
Companion Mag
6.2
Position Angle
337°
Star Colors
A: Yellow
Discoverer
FIN 326
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.1″ · PA: 337° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
5.4 F7V, 5.6 F8V, 18.32y, a = 0.134". Combined mag., colors.
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