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Theta CrB

HIP 76127; Theta CrB; 4 CrB DoubleStar CrB Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.14
Variable Type Eclipsing Binary (Algol-type)
Spectral Type B6Vnne
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.13)
Distance 120.8 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 15h 32m 55.8s
Dec +31° 21' 33.0"
Constellation CrB
HR 5778
HIP 76127
Bayer Theta
Flamsteed 4 CrB

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.8″
Companion Mag 6.3
Position Angle 198°
Star Colors A: Blue-white B: Yellow-white
Discoverer COU 610

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 198° A (4.1) B (6.3)

Sep: 0.8″ · PA: 198° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Component A is NSV 7134, 4.12V, amp. 0.7m. However, 1300 UBV observations on 57 nights (1984-6) revealed no variation | over 0.06 mag. R-I also found at -0.16. Component B, the rarely seen companion, is NSV 7135, 5.5, 7.8v.
Member of the local association (Pleiades group).
Primary probably not variable and velocity probably constant.

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