Nu Gru

HIP 110936; Nu Gru DoubleStar Gru Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.47

Spectral Type G9III

Star Color Orange (B-V 0.95)

Distance 217.4 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 22h 28m 39.2s

Dec -39° 07' 55.0"

Constellation Gru

HR 8552

HIP 110936

Bayer Nu

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Multiple Star System

Separation 21.7″

Companion Mag 12.5

Position Angle 74°

Star Colors A: Orange

Discoverer SEE 473

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 21.7″ · PA: 74° · N up, E left

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

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