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