Mu Aqr

HIP 103045; Mu Aqr; 6 Aqr DoubleStar Aqr Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.73

Spectral Type A3m

Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.32)

Distance 171.7 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 52m 39.2s

Dec -08° 58' 60.0"

Constellation Aqr

HR 7990

HIP 103045

Bayer Mu

Flamsteed 6 Aqr

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Multiple Star System

Separation 503.2″

Companion Mag 9.9

Position Angle 114°

Star Colors A: Yellow-white B: Yellow

Discoverer TOK 342

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

15x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 3.3°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 503.2″ · PA: 114° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Spectroscopic Binary

1782d, K 5.4k/s, V0 -11.4k/s, asini 128.

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