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HIP 98960

HIP 98960 DoubleStar Sgr Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.53
Spectral Type B8
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.08)

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 05m 32.1s
Dec -33° 00' 00.0"
Constellation Sgr
HR 7668
HIP 98960

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.6″
Companion Mag 9.0
Position Angle 112°
Star Colors A: Blue-white B: Yellow-white
Discoverer SEE 404

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 112° A (6.5) B (9.0)

Sep: 0.6″ · PA: 112° · N up, E left

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

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