38 Cet
HIP 5833; 38 Cet
DoubleStar
Cet
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.70
Spectral Type
F5V
Star Color
Yellow-white
(B-V 0.42)
Distance
116.5 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
01h 14m 49.2s
Dec
-00° 58' 26.0"
Constellation
Cet
HR
368
HIP
5833
Flamsteed
38 Cet
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AB
Separation
111.6″
Companion Mag
13.8
Position Angle
265°
Star Colors
A: Yellow-white
Discoverer
BUP 18
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 111.6″ · PA: 265° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Component C is faint diffuse nebula, NGC 450.
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