Delta TrA

HIP 79664; Delta TrA DoubleStar TrA Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 3.85

Spectral Type G2Ib-IIa

Star Color Orange (B-V 1.11)

Distance 606.6 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 15m 26.3s

Dec -63° 41' 08.0"

Constellation TrA

HR 6030

HIP 79664

Bayer Delta

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Multiple Star System

Separation 37.8″

Companion Mag 12.0

Position Angle 120°

Star Colors A: Orange

Discoverer R 274

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 37.8″ · PA: 120° · N up, E left

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

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