Iota Sco

HIP 87073; Iota1 Sco

HIP 87073; Iota1 Sco DoubleStar Sco Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 3.03

Spectral Type F2Ia

Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.51)

Distance 1911.8 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 47m 35.1s

Dec -40° 07' 37.0"

Constellation Sco

HR 6615

HIP 87073

Bayer Iota1

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Multiple Star System

Separation 37.9″

Companion Mag 13.0

Position Angle 94°

Star Colors A: Yellow

Discoverer SEE 338

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 37.9″ · PA: 94° · N up, E left

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

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