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51 Aqr

HIP 110578; 51 Aqr DoubleStar Aqr Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.78
Spectral Type A0V
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.04)
Distance 544 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 22h 24m 06.9s
Dec -04° 50' 13.0"
Constellation Aqr
HR 8533
HIP 110578
Flamsteed 51 Aqr
Double Cat 15902

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Multiple Star System

Components 5
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.5″
Companion Mag 6.6
Position Angle 24°
Star Colors A: Blue-white B: White
Discoverer BU 172

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 24° A (5.8) B (6.6)

Sep: 0.5″ · PA: 24° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

AB 6.6 A0, 6.6, 190y, a = 0.490". Measured sep. 0.121" on 1985.5 by speckle interferometry.

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