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48 Vir

HIP 63750; 48 Vir DoubleStar Vir Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.59
Spectral Type F0V
Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.29)
Distance 652.3 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 03m 54.4s
Dec -03° 39' 48.0"
Constellation Vir
HR 4937
HIP 63750
Flamsteed 48 Vir
Double Cat 8759

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.4″
Companion Mag 7.7
Position Angle 188°
Star Colors A: Yellow-white B: Yellow
Discoverer BU 929

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 188° A (6.6) B (7.7)

Sep: 0.4″ · PA: 188° · N up, E left

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

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