Kappa Scl

HIP 930; Kappa2 Scl

HIP 930; Kappa2 Scl DoubleStar Scl Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.41

Spectral Type K5III

Star Color Red (B-V 1.34)

Position & Identifiers

RA 00h 11m 34.4s

Dec -27° 47' 59.0"

Constellation Scl

HR 34

HIP 930

Bayer Kappa2

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Multiple Star System

Separation 44.2″

Companion Mag 21.0

Position Angle 289°

Star Colors A: Red

Discoverer LDS2099

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 44.2″ · PA: 289° · N up, E left

Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″

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