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Gamma TrA

HIP 74946; Gamma TrA DoubleStar Triangulum Australe (TrA) Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 2.89
Spectral Type A2Vn
Star Color White (B-V 0.00)
Distance 184 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 15h 18m 54.6s
Dec -68° 40' 46.0"
HR 5671
HIP 74946
Bayer Gamma

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Multiple Star System

Separation 142.9″
Companion Mag 10.7
Position Angle 311°
Star Colors A: White
Discoverer WFC 164

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 311° A (2.9) B (10.7)

Sep: 142.9″ · PA: 311° · N up, E left

Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 2.3″

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