Mu Lup
HIP 74911; Mu Lup
DoubleStar
Lup
Visible
Level 5
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.27
Spectral Type
B8Ve
Star Color
Blue-white
(B-V -0.08)
Distance
250.9 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
15h 18m 32.0s
Dec
-47° 52' 30.0"
Constellation
Lup
HR
5683
HIP
74911
Bayer
Mu
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AB
Separation
0.7″
Companion Mag
5.0
Companion Sp
A
Position Angle
296°
Star Colors
A: Blue-white
B: Yellow-white
Discoverer
HJ 4753
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.7″ · PA: 296° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
AB binary. C, 7.17V at 23" CPM.
Possible Pleiades group; Sco-Cen assoc.
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