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HIP 84425

HIP 84425 DoubleStar Sco Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.96
Spectral Type F7V+G2V
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.58)
Distance 77.7 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 15m 35.9s
Dec -38° 35' 38.0"
Constellation Sco
HR 6398
HIP 84425

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.3″
Companion Mag 7.9
Companion Sp G2V
Position Angle 202°
Star Colors A: Yellow B: Yellow
Discoverer FIN 355

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 202° A (6.0) B (7.9)

Sep: 0.3″ · PA: 202° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Sep. 0.108". Speckle observations 1986.45 give 0.14".

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