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HIP 79098

HIP 79098 DoubleStar Sco Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.88
Spectral Type B9IVp:
Star Color White (B-V 0.02)

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 08m 43.7s
Dec -23° 41' 08.0"
Constellation Sco
HR 6003
HIP 79098

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Multiple Star System

Separation 2.4″
Companion Mag 14.1
Position Angle 117°
Star Colors A: White
Discoverer SHT 61

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 117° A (5.9) B (14.1)

Sep: 2.4″ · PA: 117° · N up, E left

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

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Spectral Classification

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Stellar Notes

Sco OB2; Sco-Cen cluster; upper Sco region.
Helium-weak star.
A recent determination of vsini =<15k/s.

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