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HIP 99585

HIP 99585 DoubleStar Aql Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.27
Spectral Type B9pCrEu:Sr:
Star Color White (B-V 0.02)
Distance 362.4 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 12m 35.2s
Dec +00° 52' 03.0"
Constellation Aql
HR 7717
HIP 99585
Double Cat 13506

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Multiple Star System

Separation 2.6″
Companion Mag 7.1
Position Angle 205°
Star Colors A: White B: Yellow-white
Discoverer STF2644

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 205° A (6.3) B (7.1)

Sep: 2.6″ · PA: 205° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Discordance as to which component has the peculiar spectrum usually attributed to A. However, on the basis of better | spectrograms, Abt gives A = A0V, B = A0Vp(Sr,Cr st.,Ca wk.).

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