HIP 87427
HIP 87427
DoubleStar
Her
Visible
Level 5
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.46
Spectral Type
K0III
Distance
815.4 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
17h 51m 58.5s
Dec
+15° 19' 33.0"
Constellation
Her
HR
6665
HIP
87427
Double Cat
10850
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Multiple Star System
Components
6
Component IDs
AB
Separation
0.8″
Companion Mag
7.4
Position Angle
162°
Discoverer
STT 338
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.8″ · PA: 162° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
AB binary. C, 13v at 28" and D, 10v at 95" both optical.
Probable Hyades group.
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