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HIP 79530

HIP 79530 DoubleStar Sco Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.41
Spectral Type B5V
Star Color White (B-V 0.04)

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 13m 45.7s
Dec -24° 25' 19.0"
Constellation Sco
HR 6042
HIP 79530
Double Cat 9967

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Multiple Star System

Separation 1.7″
Companion Mag 10.3
Position Angle 217°
Star Colors A: White B: Yellow
Discoverer B 307

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 217° A (6.4) B (10.3)

Sep: 1.7″ · PA: 217° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Sco OB2; Sco-Cen assoc.; upper Sco region; Sco-Cen cluster.

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