HR 6660
HR 6660
DoubleStar
Sco
Visible
Level 1
Naked eye / Binoculars - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.38
Spectral Type
B9V
Star Color
White
(B-V 0.00)
Position & Identifiers
RA
17h 53m 45.5s
Dec
-34° 47' 09.0"
Constellation
Sco
HR
6660
Visibility
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Multiple Star System
Separation
34.7″
Companion Mag
7.0
Position Angle
209°
Star Colors
A: White
B: White
Discoverer
WFC 201
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 34.7″ · PA: 209° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
Stellar Lifecycle
Spectral Classification
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
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Blackbody Spectrum
Stellar Absorption Spectrum
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Stellar Notes
NGC 6475 #141.
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