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Epsilon Equ

HIP 103569; Epsilon Equ; 1 Equ DoubleStar Equ Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.23
Spectral Type F6IV
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.46)
Distance 155.3 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 59m 04.4s
Dec +04° 17' 37.0"
Constellation Equ
HR 8034
HIP 103569
Bayer Epsilon
Flamsteed 1 Equ
Double Cat 14499

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Multiple Star System

Components 4
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.1″
Companion Mag 6.3
Companion Sp dF4
Position Angle 109°
Star Colors A: Yellow B: Yellow-white
Discoverer STF2737

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 109° A (5.2) B (6.3)

Sep: 0.1″ · PA: 109° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

AB 6.0 F5IV, 6.3 F7IV, 101.485y, a = 0.647". Combined mag., colors. Component C, 7.2v G0V at 11", CPM.
2.0313d, K 15.8k/s, V0 +7.8k/s, asini 0.435.
0.020".

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