HIP 87569
HIP 87569
DoubleStar
Sco
Visible
Level 5
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.60
Spectral Type
K3III
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 1.14)
Distance
1,087 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
17h 53m 23.3s
Dec
-34° 53' 43.0"
Constellation
Sco
HR
6658
HIP
87569
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.4″
Companion Mag
7.9
Position Angle
200°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
SEE 342
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.4″ · PA: 200° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Binary.
Open cluster NGC 6475 #58.
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