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HIP 8645; Zeta Cet; 55 Cet

HIP 8645; Zeta Cet; 55 Cet DoubleStar Cet Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 3.73
Spectral Type K0 III
Star Color Orange (B-V 1.14)
Distance 234.5 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 01h 51m 27.6s
Dec -10° 20' 06.0"
Constellation Cet
HR 539
HIP 8645
Bayer Zeta
Flamsteed 55 Cet

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Multiple Star System

Separation 188.6″
Companion Mag 10.2
Position Angle 40°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer BUP 26

Eyepiece View

32x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 1.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 40° A (3.7) B (10.2)

Sep: 188.6″ · PA: 40° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Second visual component optical.
Component A of visual double. 1652d, K 3.3k/s, V0 +9.2k/s, asini 60.5. Unresolved by speckle interferometry.
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