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HIP 87948

HIP 87948 DoubleStar Sco Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.29
Spectral Type A0IV-V
Star Color White (B-V 0.01)

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 57m 57.8s
Dec -39° 08' 13.0"
Constellation Sco
HR 6683
HIP 87948

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Multiple Star System

Separation 1.2″
Companion Mag 8.2
Position Angle 133°
Star Colors A: White B: Yellow-white
Discoverer I 1013

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 133° A (6.3) B (8.2)

Sep: 1.2″ · PA: 133° · N up, E left

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

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