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59 Ser

Observable Double Star Good (58/100)

Sep: 3.9", Companion: mag 7.6

HIP 90441; 59 Ser DoubleStar Ser Visible Level 4 Large telescope (10"+) - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.21
Spectral Type G0III+A6V
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.50)
Distance 203.8 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 18h 27m 12.5s
Dec +00° 11' 46.0"
Constellation Ser
HR 6918
HIP 90441
Flamsteed 59 Ser
Variable ID d Ser
Double Cat 11353

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AB
Separation 3.9″
Companion Mag 7.6
Companion Sp A6V
Position Angle 322°
Star Colors A: Yellow B: Yellow-white
Discoverer STF2316

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 322° A (5.2) B (7.6)

Sep: 3.9″ · PA: 322° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

ADS 11353A, 4.9 - 5.9v.
AB physical. B is F5V, vsini =<54k/s. Component P, vsini 80:k/s.
ADS 11353A is triple spectroscopic system with periods 385 and 1.8505205d. vsini of A-type component 270k/s, of G-type, | 80:k/s. Comp. B may also be SB, and third visual component P at 0.1" from A may be one of the components of the long | period pair. ADS 11353A, 1.8505, K 90k/s, asini 2.29. ADS 11353Ap?, 386.0d, K 28k/s, V0 -23.3k/s, asini 731. | Companion with sep. 0.25" seen only on 1976.61; unresolved at four other epochs between 1976.3 and 1979.5 (McAlister | and Hartkopf). | 28k/s, V0 -23.3k/s, asini 731.
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