Beta Mus

HIP 62322; Beta Mus DoubleStar Mus Visible Level 4 Large telescope (10"+) - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 3.05

Spectral Type B2 V

Star Color Blue (B-V -0.18)

Distance 341 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 46m 16.9s

Dec -68° 06' 29.0"

Constellation Mus

HR 4844

HIP 62322

Bayer Beta

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Multiple Star System

Separation 1.0″

Companion Mag 4.0

Position Angle 58°

Star Colors A: Blue B: Yellow-white

Discoverer R 207

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 1.0″ · PA: 58° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Double Star

3.7 B2V, 4.0 B3V, 383.12y, a = 1.735". Combined mag., colors.

Group/Cluster

Sco-Cen assoc.

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