53 Vir
HIP 64407; 53 Vir
DoubleStar
Vir
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.04
Spectral Type
F5III-IV
Star Color
Yellow
(B-V 0.46)
Distance
81.5 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
13h 12m 03.5s
Dec
-16° 11' 55.0"
Constellation
Vir
HR
4981
HIP
64407
Flamsteed
53 Vir
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Multiple Star System
Components
4
Component IDs
AD
Separation
108.4″
Companion Mag
12.5
Position Angle
1°
Star Colors
A: Yellow
Discoverer
HJ 2645
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 108.4″ · PA: 1° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
B, 12.5v at 79". Component C at 184" discovered by John Herschel in 1897 not seen 1908 or later.
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