48 Cet

HIP 6960; 48 Cet DoubleStar Cet Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.12

Spectral Type A1V

Star Color White (B-V 0.02)

Distance 116.5 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 01h 29m 36.1s

Dec -21° 37' 46.0"

Constellation Cet

HR 433

HIP 6960

Flamsteed 48 Cet

Double Cat 1184

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Multiple Star System

Separation 21.7″

Companion Mag 12.6

Position Angle 251°

Star Colors A: White

Discoverer SEE 14

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 21.7″ · PA: 251° · N up, E left

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

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