56 Her
HIP 82780; 56 Her
DoubleStar
Her
Visible
Level 2
Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.08
Spectral Type
G5III
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 0.92)
Position & Identifiers
RA
16h 55m 02.1s
Dec
+25° 43' 50.0"
Constellation
Her
HR
6292
HIP
82780
Flamsteed
56 Her
Double Cat
10259
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Multiple Star System
Separation
18.0″
Companion Mag
10.8
Position Angle
92°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
STF2110
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 18.0″ · PA: 92° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
CPM.
Sirius group? UMa stream.
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