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Mu Lup

HIP 74911; Mu Lup DoubleStar Lup Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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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
N E 296° A (4.3) B (5.0)

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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