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HIP 87558

HIP 87558 DoubleStar Oph Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.77
Spectral Type F3-5IV-V
Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.42)
Distance 85.8 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 53m 14.2s
Dec +06° 06' 05.0"
Constellation Oph
HR 6670
HIP 87558

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Multiple Star System

Separation 3.0″
Companion Mag 16.8
Position Angle 124°
Star Colors A: Yellow-white
Discoverer JNN 244

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 124° A (5.8) B (16.8)

Sep: 3.0″ · PA: 124° · N up, E left

At limit · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″

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