GT Mus
HIP 56862
DoubleStar
Mus
Visible
Level 6
Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.17
Range
4.96 - 5.23
Period
2.8 days
Variable Type
Eclipsing Binary (Algol-type)
Spectral Type
G2III+A0V
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 0.80)
Distance
544 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
11h 39m 29.4s
Dec
-65° 23' 52.0"
Constellation
Mus
HR
4492
HIP
56862
Variable ID
GT Mus
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Light Curve
Multiple Star System
Components
4
Component IDs
AB
Separation
0.2″
Companion Mag
6.6
Companion Sp
A0V
Position Angle
123°
Star Colors
A: Orange
B: Blue-white
Discoverer
B 1705
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Stellar Notes
5.5 G0, 6.3 A0, combined mag., colors.
Also classified G5-8IIIp + A0-1V.
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