55 Sgr
HIP 96950; 55 Sgr
DoubleStar
Sgr
Visible
Level 6
Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.06
Spectral Type
F1III
Star Color
Yellow-white
(B-V 0.33)
Distance
82 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
19h 42m 31.1s
Dec
-16° 07' 26.0"
Constellation
Sgr
HR
7489
HIP
96950
Flamsteed
55 Sgr
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.2″
Companion Mag
5.5
Position Angle
341°
Star Colors
A: Yellow-white
B: Yellow-white
Discoverer
BU 1288
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Stellar Notes
Suspected visual double, but may be single.
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