Upsilon Aqr

HIP 111449; Upsilon Aqr; 59 Aqr DoubleStar Aqr Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.20

Spectral Type F4IV

Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.44)

Distance 70.9 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 22h 34m 41.6s

Dec -20° 42' 30.0"

Constellation Aqr

HR 8592

HIP 111449

Bayer Upsilon

Flamsteed 59 Aqr

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Multiple Star System

Separation 6.1″

Companion Mag 9.5

Position Angle 128°

Star Colors A: Yellow-white B: Orange

Discoverer LAF 69

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Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 6.1″ · PA: 128° · N up, E left

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

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