V906 Sco

HIP 87616 DoubleStar Sco Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.96

Range 5.96 - 6.23

Period 2.8 days

Variable Type Eclipsing Binary (Algol-type)

Spectral Type B9V+B9V

Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.01)

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 53m 54.9s

Dec -34° 45' 09.0"

Constellation Sco

HR 6662

HIP 87616

Variable ID V906 Sco

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Light Curve

Multiple Star System

Separation 0.3″

Companion Mag 7.3

Companion Sp B9V

Position Angle 95°

Star Colors A: Blue-white B: Blue-white

Discoverer B 1871

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Stellar Notes

Variable Star

E? Amp. 0.26V.

Spectroscopic Binary

2.7754d, K 121k/s, V0 -32k/s, msin3i 3.15, asini 4.54. Triple-lined SB. vsini of secondary 50k/s.

Group/Cluster

Sco-Cen assoc.; open cluster NGC 6475 #86.

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