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HIP 31766

HIP 31766 DoubleStar Mon Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.21
Variable Type Beta Cephei (Pulsating)
Spectral Type O9.5II
Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.15)

Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 38m 38.1s
Dec +01° 36' 49.0"
Constellation Mon
HR 2442
HIP 31766

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.8″
Companion Mag 11.0
Position Angle 206°
Star Colors A: Yellow-white B: Orange
Discoverer TRN 23

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 206° A (6.2) B (11.0)

Sep: 0.8″ · PA: 206° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Beta C? 6.2 - 6.25V, 7.5 hrs., possibly longest period Beta C type.
Mon OB1; exciting star of HII region S282 within 0.5d; 21-cm emission.
Luminosity class variously given as I, II and III (classified also as O9.5I and O9.7Ib). uv 1548 absorption strong, | emission weak.
7.5 hrs.

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