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Eta CrB

HIP 75312; Eta CrB; 2 CrB

HIP 75312; Eta CrB; 2 CrB DoubleStar CrB Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.58
Spectral Type G0V
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.58)
Distance 53.5 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 15h 23m 12.3s
Dec +30° 17' 16.0"
Constellation CrB
HR 5727
HIP 75312
Bayer Eta
Flamsteed 2 CrB
Double Cat 9617

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Multiple Star System

Components 4
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.7″
Companion Mag 6.0
Companion Sp G0V
Position Angle 356°
Star Colors A: Yellow B: Yellow
Discoverer STF1937

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 356° A (5.6) B (6.0)

Sep: 0.7″ · PA: 356° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Blend of 5727/8, 4.94 - 5.02V. Uncertain which component is the variable.
AB 5.62 G1V, 5.89 G3V, 41.623y, a = 0.907". B is HR 5728. Colors for combined images. Mag. for blend 4.98V. Masses | 0.95 and 0.94 solar. C, 13.4v at 58" optical; D, 11v at 215" probably optical.
ADS 9617A, 41.56y D, K 4.5k/s, V0 -6.0k/s, asini 904.
UMa cluster; Sirius group? UMa stream.
0.054".

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