HIP 68594
HIP 68594
DoubleStar
Boo
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.20
Spectral Type
F8IV
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 0.90)
Position & Identifiers
RA
14h 02m 31.8s
Dec
+09° 41' 11.0"
Constellation
Boo
HR
5270
HIP
68594
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Multiple Star System
Separation
929.7″
Companion Mag
13.2
Star Colors
A: Orange
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Stellar Notes
The brightest known very metal-poor star. Anomalous abundance of CNO. Overabundance of oxygen relative to metals. | Extremely metal-poor red giant. Also classified F9I, G0IV, G8II, K3II-MDGE, MDGE-K2IIIp.
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