HIP 55979
HIP 55979
DoubleStar
Mus
Visible
Level 6
Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.09
Spectral Type
B3V
Star Color
Yellow-white
(B-V 0.16)
Position & Identifiers
RA
11h 28m 18.2s
Dec
-72° 28' 28.0"
Constellation
Mus
HR
4425
HIP
55979
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.2″
Companion Mag
6.5
Position Angle
349°
Star Colors
A: Yellow-white
B: Yellow-white
Discoverer
B 1699
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.2″ · PA: 349° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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