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Alpha Lib

HIP 72603; Alpha1 Lib; 8 Lib

HIP 72603; Alpha1 Lib; 8 Lib DoubleStar Lib Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.15
Spectral Type F4IV
Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.41)
Distance 65.2 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 14h 50m 41.2s
Dec -15° 59' 50.0"
Constellation Lib
HR 5530
HIP 72603
Bayer Alpha1
Flamsteed 8 Lib

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs O
Separation 0.2″
Companion Mag 9.4
Position Angle 340°
Star Colors A: Yellow-white B: Orange

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 340° A (5.2) B (9.4)

Sep: 0.2″ · PA: 340° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

CPM with HR 5531 at 231". Component A, HR 5531, is the suspected occultation double, 3.4, 3.8, sep. 0.01".

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