69 Her
HIP 84606; 69 Her
DoubleStar
Hercules
(Her)
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Level 6
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.65
Spectral Type
A2V
Star Color
White
(B-V 0.05)
Distance
181 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
17h 17m 40.3s
Dec
+37° 17' 30.0"
Constellation
Hercules
(Her)
HR
6436
HIP
84606
Flamsteed
69 Her
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.9″
Companion Mag
8.5
Position Angle
143°
Star Colors
A: White
B: Yellow
Discoverer
HDS2446
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.9″ · PA: 143° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 2.3″
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