HIP 85409
HIP 85409
DoubleStar
Ara
Visible
Level 2
Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.92
Spectral Type
B9II
Star Color
White
(B-V 0.08)
Position & Identifiers
RA
17h 27m 12.4s
Dec
-50° 37' 49.0"
Constellation
Ara
HR
6478
HIP
85409
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Multiple Star System
Components
4
Component IDs
AB
Separation
75.5″
Companion Mag
10.9
Position Angle
159°
Star Colors
A: White
B: Orange
Discoverer
SEE 328
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 75.5″ · PA: 159° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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