HIP 117712
HIP 117712
DoubleStar
Cep
Visible
Level 5
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.39
Spectral Type
K3V
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 0.98)
Distance
33.6 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
23h 52m 25.1s
Dec
+75° 32' 41.0"
Constellation
Cep
HR
9038
HIP
117712
Double Cat
17062
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AC
Separation
2.2″
Companion Mag
11.4
Position Angle
314°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
BU 996
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 2.2″ · PA: 314° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
AB binary. B, 12v M2 at 5".
ADS 17062A, 7.7531d, K 39.9k/s, V0 +1.7k/s, msin3i 0.321, asini 4.25.
0.050".
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