Beta TrA

HIP 77952; Beta TrA DoubleStar TrA Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 2.85

Spectral Type F1V

Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.29)

Distance 39.3 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 15h 55m 08.5s

Dec -63° 25' 50.0"

Constellation TrA

HR 5897

HIP 77952

Bayer Beta

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Multiple Star System

Separation 172.2″

Companion Mag 14.0

Position Angle 262°

Star Colors A: Yellow-white

Discoverer LDS 542

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

32x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 1.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 172.2″ · PA: 262° · N up, E left

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

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