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HIP 85020

HIP 85020 DoubleStar Sco Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.41
Spectral Type B4Ia
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.64)

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 22m 39.4s
Dec -37° 48' 18.0"
Constellation Sco
HR 6450
HIP 85020

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AB
Separation 2.7″
Companion Mag 12.2
Companion Sp B8V
Position Angle 115°
Star Colors A: Yellow B: Blue-white
Discoverer B 908

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 115° A (6.4) B (12.2)

Sep: 2.7″ · PA: 115° · N up, E left

At limit · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″

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Stellar Lifecycle

Spectral Classification

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Blackbody Spectrum

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Stellar Notes

V magnitudes scatter from 6.31 to 6.44, B-V from +0.61 to +0.89, U-B from +0.01 to -0.30.
Sco-Cen assoc.; in HII region.
NII and MgII indicate different spectral classes. Component B is G type.

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