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38 Vir

HIP 62875; 38 Vir DoubleStar Vir Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.11
Spectral Type F5V
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.50)
Distance 77.7 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 53m 11.2s
Dec -03° 33' 11.0"
Constellation Vir
HR 4891
HIP 62875
Flamsteed 38 Vir

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.5″
Position Angle 155°
Star Colors A: Yellow
Discoverer CHR 38

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 155° A (6.1) B (8.1)

Sep: 0.5″ · PA: 155° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Suspected occultation double.
Hyades moving group.

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