Upsilon Vir
HIP 70012; Upsilon Vir; 102 Vir
DoubleStar
Vir
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.14
Spectral Type
G9III
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 1.02)
Distance
181.2 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
14h 19m 32.5s
Dec
-02° 15' 56.0"
Constellation
Vir
HR
5366
HIP
70012
Bayer
Upsilon
Flamsteed
102 Vir
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Multiple Star System
Separation
700.7″
Companion Mag
13.6
Position Angle
285°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
GWP2364
Eyepiece View
15x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 3.3°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 700.7″ · PA: 285° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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