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GT Mus

HIP 56862 DoubleStar Mus Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.17
Spectral Type G2III+A0V
Star Color Orange (B-V 0.80)
Distance 543.6 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 11h 39m 29.4s
Dec -65° 23' 52.0"
Constellation Mus
HR 4492
HIP 56862
Variable ID GT Mus

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Multiple Star System

Components 4
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.2″
Companion Mag 6.6
Companion Sp A0V
Position Angle 123°
Star Colors A: Orange B: Blue-white
Discoverer B 1705

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 123° A (5.2) B (6.6)

Sep: 0.2″ · PA: 123° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

5.5 G0, 6.3 A0, combined mag., colors.
Also classified G5-8IIIp + A0-1V.

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