31 Vir

HIP 61968; 31 Vir DoubleStar Vir Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.59

Spectral Type A2V

Star Color White (B-V 0.00)

Distance 271.8 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 41m 57.1s

Dec +06° 48' 24.0"

Constellation Vir

HR 4829

HIP 61968

Flamsteed 31 Vir

Double Cat 8633

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Multiple Star System

Separation 4.1″

Companion Mag 10.1

Position Angle 40°

Star Colors A: White B: Orange

Discoverer BU 924

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 4.1″ · PA: 40° · N up, E left

Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″

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