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HIP 101769; Beta Del; 6 Del

HIP 101769; Beta Del; 6 Del DoubleStar Del Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 3.63
Spectral Type F5IV
Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.44)
Distance 100.8 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 37m 33.0s
Dec +14° 35' 43.0"
Constellation Del
HR 7882
HIP 101769
Bayer Beta
Flamsteed 6 Del
Double Cat 14073

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Multiple Star System

Components 5
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.3″
Companion Mag 5.0
Companion Sp F2V
Position Angle 320°
Star Colors A: Yellow-white B: Yellow-white
Discoverer BU 151

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 320° A (3.6) B (5.0)

Sep: 0.3″ · PA: 320° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

AB 4.0 F5IV, 4.9 F5IV, 26.65y, a = 0.475" or 26.60y, a = 0.480". Speckle interferometry gives sep. 0.58" and with SB | data leads to masses 2.2 and 1.8 solar. Combined mag., colors. Components C-E optical.
26.65y D, K 7.6k/s, V0 -24.1k/s, asini 892.35; asini value of 563.8 in Abt and Levy 1976 (ApJS, 30, 273) | is in error.
Also classified F5III, F6III.
0.032".
Rotanev; Rotanen; Venator.

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