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HIP 87875

HIP 87875 DoubleStar Oph Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.97
Spectral Type A3V
Star Color White (B-V 0.10)
Distance 815.4 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 57m 04.3s
Dec +00° 03' 59.0"
Constellation Oph
HR 6689
HIP 87875
Double Cat 10912

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.7″
Companion Mag 6.6
Position Angle 101°
Star Colors A: White B: Yellow-white
Discoverer STF2244

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 101° A (6.0) B (6.6)

Sep: 0.7″ · PA: 101° · N up, E left

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

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