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86 Vir

HIP 67172; 86 Vir DoubleStar Vir Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.51
Spectral Type G8III
Star Color Orange (B-V 0.90)

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 45m 56.3s
Dec -12° 25' 36.0"
Constellation Vir
HR 5173
HIP 67172
Flamsteed 86 Vir
Double Cat 9018

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Multiple Star System

Components 4
Component IDs AB
Separation 1.0″
Companion Mag 8.5
Position Angle 304°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer BU 935

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 304° A (5.5) B (8.5)

Sep: 1.0″ · PA: 304° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

AB CPM. CD at 27", 11.9, 13.1v sep. 2", binary.
If component B is on main sequence, inferred spectral type is F1V.

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