HIP 72846
HIP 72846
DoubleStar
Boo
Visible
Level 5
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.40
Spectral Type
F9V
Star Color
Yellow
(B-V 0.57)
Distance
155 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
14h 53m 23.3s
Dec
+15° 42' 16.0"
Constellation
Boo
HR
5550
HIP
72846
Double Cat
9425
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.9″
Companion Mag
7.5
Position Angle
154°
Star Colors
A: Yellow
B: Orange
Discoverer
STT 288
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.9″ · PA: 154° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
6.8 F4IV, 7.5 G1IV, 215.4y, a = 1.09". Combined mag.
Also classified F6III, F4IV, dF9+dF9.
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