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HIP 85923

HIP 85923 DoubleStar Dra Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.17
Variable Type Delta Scuti (Pulsating)
Spectral Type G5III+A5V
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.59)

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 33m 31.7s
Dec +57° 33' 32.0"
Constellation Dra
HR 6560
HIP 85923

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.1″
Companion Mag 6.9
Companion Sp G5III
Position Angle 330°
Star Colors A: Yellow B: Orange
Discoverer MLR 571

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 330° A (6.2) B (6.9)

Sep: 0.1″ · PA: 330° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Delta Sct?
Measured sep. 0.140" on 1985.5 by speckle interferometry.
178.55d, K 16.1k/s, V0 -2.3k/s, asini 36.
Spectrum may be peculiar Fm single star rather than composite, even though RV varies by 30k/s. vsini for G5III and A7V | estimated as 28k/s and =<60k/s, respectively.

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