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HIP 81472

HIP 81472 DoubleStar Scorpius (Sco) Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.83
Spectral Type B2.5IV
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.02)

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 38m 26.2s
Dec -43° 23' 55.0"
Constellation Scorpius (Sco)
HR 6174
HIP 81472

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Multiple Star System C,D: optical

Separation 16.4″
Companion Mag 9.6
Position Angle 295°
Star Colors A: Blue-white B: Yellow
Discoverer HJ 4867

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 295° A (5.8) B (9.6)

Sep: 16.4″ · PA: 295° · N up, E left

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

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Member of the local association (Pleiades group); Sco-Cen assoc.

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