79 Her

HIP 86254; 79 Her DoubleStar Her Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.77

Spectral Type A2Vn

Star Color White (B-V 0.11)

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 37m 31.1s

Dec +24° 18' 36.0"

Constellation Her

HR 6571

HIP 86254

Flamsteed 79 Her

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.3″

Companion Mag 7.3

Position Angle 33°

Star Colors A: White

Discoverer CHR 63

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 0.3″ · PA: 33° · N up, E left

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

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