Gamma Oph

HIP 87108; Gamma Oph; 62 Oph DoubleStar Oph Visible Level 4 Large telescope (10"+) - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 3.75

Spectral Type A1VnkA0mA0

Star Color White (B-V 0.04)

Distance 102.8 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 47m 53.6s

Dec +02° 42' 26.0"

Constellation Oph

HR 6629

HIP 87108

Bayer Gamma

Flamsteed 62 Oph

Visibility

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Multiple Star System

Separation 6.1″

Companion Mag 17.9

Position Angle 269°

Star Colors A: White

Discoverer JNN 243

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 6.1″ · PA: 269° · N up, E left

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

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Spectral Classification

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Stellar Notes

Spectroscopic Binary

2612d, K 1.8k/s, V0 -7.4k/s, asini 51.7.

Spectral

Lambda Boo star, Mg 4481 wk.

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