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HIP 72846

HIP 72846 DoubleStar Boo Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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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
N E 154° A (6.4) B (7.5)

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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