When is the best time to observe HIP 94076?

HIP 94076 is best observed from June through August, with peak visibility during July when it transits around midnight in the Northern Hemisphere.

Where is HIP 94076 located in the sky?

HIP 94076 lies in the constellation Lyra at right ascension 19h 09m and declination +34° 36′.

What telescope do I need to split HIP 94076?

Splitting HIP 94076 requires an aperture of roughly 60 mm or larger — the components are separated by about 16.0″ at magnitudes near 6.7. Larger apertures and steady seeing help resolve the pair cleanly.

HIP 94076 — Double Star in Lyra

Magnitude 6.7^m DoubleStar Lyra (Lyr) Visible

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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.74

Spectral Type G1V

Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.63)

Distance 130 ly

2Position & Identifiers

RA 19h 09m 04.4s

Dec +34° 36' 02.0"

Constellation Lyra (Lyr)

HR 7272

HIP 94076

HD 178911

SAO 67879

Double Cat 12101

SIMBAD

3How easy to split?

Primary 6.7 mag Companion 7.9 mag Separation 16.0″

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Telescope	Bortle 3	Bortle 4	Bortle 5
80 mm refractor 80mm refr.	Easy	Easy	Easy
150 mm Newton 150mm Newt.	Easy	Easy	Easy
Celestron C8 (203 mm SCT) C8 203mm	Easy	Easy	Easy

Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

4Visibility

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Best season Jun – Aug (peak: Jul)

5Multiple Star System Quadruple C: optical

Components 4 (quadruple)

Component IDs AB

Separation 16.0″

Companion Mag 7.9

Companion Sp G5

Position Angle 262°

Star Colors A: Yellow B: Orange

Discoverer STF2474

Notes

AB binary, B is G5. Speckle interferometry indicates a fourth companion at 0.089" from A.

Separation over time

Measured 1823 → 2019 (196 y)

Separation drift 17.1" → 16.0" (-1.10")

Rate -0.0056" / y

PA drift 260° → 262° (+2°, +0.010°/y)

Slow change over generations — observable in lifetime comparisons.

Measured from the WDS observational archive. No orbital solution has been derived — most likely the period is too long to fit an orbit to the available measurement arc.