Lambda Pav
HIP 92609; Lambda Pav
DoubleStar
Pav
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.22
Variable Type
Gamma Cassiopeiae (Eruptive Be Star)
Spectral Type
B2II-IIIe
Star Color
Blue-white
(B-V -0.14)
Position & Identifiers
RA
18h 52m 13.0s
Dec
-62° 11' 15.0"
Constellation
Pav
HR
7074
HIP
92609
Bayer
Lambda
Variable ID
Lam Pav
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Multiple Star System
Separation
60.6″
Companion Mag
12.4
Position Angle
205°
Star Colors
A: Blue-white
Discoverer
HJ 5062
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 60.6″ · PA: 205° · 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
Gamma Cas 3.4 - 4.3V.
Member of the local association (Pleiades group); Sco-Cen assoc.
Also classified B1Ve. H alpha variable.
Shell.
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