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HIP 85537

HIP 85537 DoubleStar Oph Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.44
Spectral Type A8V
Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.22)
Distance 271.8 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 28m 49.7s
Dec +00° 19' 50.0"
Constellation Oph
HR 6507
HIP 85537

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Multiple Star System

Separation 46.8″
Companion Mag 9.8
Position Angle 316°
Star Colors A: Yellow-white B: Orange
Discoverer WFC 193

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 316° A (5.4) B (9.8)

Sep: 46.8″ · PA: 316° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Hyades group.
Shell star. Weak emission in H alpha, beta in 1981, 1982. H alpha profile may vary on time scale of about a month.

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