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72 Oph

HIP 88771; 72 Oph DoubleStar Oph Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 3.73
Spectral Type A5V
Star Color White (B-V 0.12)
Distance 86.9 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 18h 07m 21.0s
Dec +09° 33' 50.0"
Constellation Oph
HR 6771
HIP 88771
Flamsteed 72 Oph
Double Cat 11076

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Multiple Star System

Components 4
Component IDs AD
Separation 25.0″
Companion Mag 13.9
Position Angle 298°
Star Colors A: White B: Orange
Discoverer STT 342

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 298° A (3.7) B (13.9)

Sep: 25.0″ · PA: 298° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Discordance in designations of components between ADS and IDS. We accept IDS. Component B, in notes to ADS 11076 not | assigned letter: doubtful, sep. 0.1" if real. C, 14v at 25" CPM. D = ADS C, 11v at 54" optical.

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