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Tau Vir

HIP 68520; Tau Vir; 93 Vir DoubleStar Vir Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.26
Spectral Type A3V
Star Color White (B-V 0.10)
Distance 135.9 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 14h 01m 38.8s
Dec +01° 32' 40.0"
Constellation Vir
HR 5264
HIP 68520
Bayer Tau
Flamsteed 93 Vir
Double Cat 9085

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AB
Separation 82.3″
Companion Mag 9.4
Position Angle 291°
Star Colors A: White
Discoverer SHJ 171

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 291° A (4.3) B (9.4)

Sep: 82.3″ · PA: 291° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

B is G type, optical.
UMa stream.

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