43 Her
HIP 82073; 43 Her
DoubleStar
Her
Visible
Level 2
Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.15
Spectral Type
K5III
Star Color
Red
(B-V 1.53)
Distance
326.2 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
16h 45m 49.9s
Dec
+08° 34' 57.0"
Constellation
Her
HR
6228
HIP
82073
Flamsteed
43 Her
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AB
Separation
84.1″
Companion Mag
9.3
Position Angle
229°
Star Colors
A: Red
Discoverer
SHJ 239
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 84.1″ · PA: 229° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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