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HIP 85589

HIP 85589 DoubleStar Sco Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.39
Spectral Type A2V
Star Color White (B-V 0.09)

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 29m 25.7s
Dec -38° 30' 60.0"
Constellation Sco
HR 6503
HIP 85589

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.4″
Companion Mag 7.6
Position Angle 115°
Star Colors A: White B: Yellow-white
Discoverer B 342

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 115° A (6.4) B (7.6)

Sep: 0.4″ · PA: 115° · N up, E left

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

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