HIP 88972
HIP 88972
DoubleStar
Her
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.40
Spectral Type
K2V
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 0.87)
Distance
35.5 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
18h 09m 37.5s
Dec
+38° 27' 27.0"
Constellation
Her
HR
6806
HIP
88972
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Multiple Star System
Separation
769.2″
Companion Mag
17.0
Companion Sp
T7
Position Angle
327°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
LUH 13
Eyepiece View
15x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 3.3°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 769.2″ · PA: 327° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Wolf 630 group.
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