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HIP 81972

HIP 81972 DoubleStar Sco Visible Level 4 Large telescope (10"+) - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.71
Spectral Type B3V
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.12)

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 44m 42.6s
Dec -40° 50' 23.0"
Constellation Sco
HR 6214
HIP 81972

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Multiple Star System

Separation 6.8″
Companion Mag 12.0
Position Angle 261°
Star Colors A: Blue-white
Discoverer I 1592

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 261° A (5.7) B (12.0)

Sep: 6.8″ · PA: 261° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Secondary A5V, optical.
Member of the local association (Pleiades group); Sco OB1.

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