83 Her
HIP 86667; 83 Her
DoubleStar
Her
Visible
Level 2
Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.52
Spectral Type
K4III
Star Color
Red
(B-V 1.46)
Distance
163.1 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
17h 42m 28.4s
Dec
+24° 33' 51.0"
Constellation
Her
HR
6602
HIP
86667
Flamsteed
83 Her
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Multiple Star System
Separation
144.5″
Companion Mag
9.7
Position Angle
261°
Star Colors
A: Red
Discoverer
ENG 62
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 144.5″ · PA: 261° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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