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46 Vir

HIP 63494; 46 Vir DoubleStar Vir Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.99
Spectral Type K2III
Star Color Orange (B-V 1.12)

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 00m 35.9s
Dec -03° 22' 07.0"
Constellation Vir
HR 4925
HIP 63494
Flamsteed 46 Vir
Double Cat 8732

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.6″
Companion Mag 8.8
Position Angle 181°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer AGC 5

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 181° A (6.0) B (8.8)

Sep: 0.6″ · PA: 181° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

ADS 8732B, 8.0 - 11.0v.
AB CPM. C, 13v at 36" optical.

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