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Theta Ant

HIP 47758; Theta Ant DoubleStar Ant Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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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
N E 337° A (4.8) B (6.2)

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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