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HIP 87427

HIP 87427 DoubleStar Her Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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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
N E 162° A (6.5) B (7.4)

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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