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HIP 81657

HIP 81657 DoubleStar Ara Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.18
Spectral Type F2III-IV
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.48)

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 40m 50.5s
Dec -60° 26' 46.0"
Constellation Ara
HR 6177
HIP 81657

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Multiple Star System

Separation 1.3″
Companion Mag 9.1
Position Angle 35°
Star Colors A: Yellow B: Orange
Discoverer B 1818

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 35° A (6.2) B (9.1)

Sep: 1.3″ · PA: 35° · N up, E left

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

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