Rho Oct

HIP 76996; Rho Oct DoubleStar Oct Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.57

Spectral Type A2V

Star Color White (B-V 0.11)

Position & Identifiers

RA 15h 43m 16.8s

Dec -84° 27' 55.0"

Constellation Oct

HR 5729

HIP 76996

Bayer Rho

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Multiple Star System

Separation 65.8″

Companion Mag 11.6

Companion Sp K0

Position Angle 333°

Star Colors A: White B: Orange

Discoverer GRV1247

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 65.8″ · PA: 333° · N up, E left

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

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