Beta Aps

HIP 81852; Beta Aps DoubleStar Aps Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.24

Spectral Type K0III

Star Color Orange (B-V 1.06)

Distance 95.9 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 43m 04.6s

Dec -77° 31' 03.0"

Constellation Aps

HR 6163

HIP 81852

Bayer Beta

Visibility

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Multiple Star System

Separation 98.3″

Companion Mag 12.0

Position Angle 55°

Star Colors A: Orange

Discoverer HJ 4858

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 98.3″ · PA: 55° · N up, E left

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

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Spectral Classification

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Stellar Notes

Group/Cluster

61 Cyg group.

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