Gamma Cir
HIP 75323; Gamma Cir
DoubleStar
Cir
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Level 5
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.51
Spectral Type
B5IV+F8
Star Color
Yellow-white
(B-V 0.19)
Distance
326 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
15h 23m 22.7s
Dec
-59° 19' 15.0"
Constellation
Cir
HR
5704
HIP
75323
Bayer
Gamma
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.8″
Companion Mag
5.7
Companion Sp
F8
Position Angle
352°
Star Colors
A: Yellow-white
B: Yellow
Discoverer
HJ 4757
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.8″ · PA: 352° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
5.1 B5, 5.5 F8, 778.54y, a = 2.384" or 269.90y, a = 2.485". Although a period has been derived, spectroscopic evidence | indicates that the F8 component is a dwarf much closer to the Sun than the B5 star: probably optical.
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