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73 Oph

HIP 88964; 73 Oph DoubleStar Oph Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.73
Spectral Type F2V
Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.37)
Distance 108.7 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 18h 09m 33.8s
Dec +03° 59' 36.0"
Constellation Oph
HR 6795
HIP 88964
Flamsteed 73 Oph
Double Cat 11111

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.8″
Companion Mag 7.5
Position Angle 281°
Star Colors A: Yellow-white B: Yellow
Discoverer STF2281

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 281° A (5.7) B (7.5)

Sep: 0.8″ · PA: 281° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

AB 6.07 F2V, 7.03, 270.0y, a = 1.16".
0.019".

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