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Upsilon Vir

HIP 70012; Upsilon Vir; 102 Vir DoubleStar Vir Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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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
N E 285° A (5.1) B (13.6)

Sep: 700.7″ · PA: 285° · N up, E left

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

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