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Xi Cet

HIP 10324; Xi Cet; 65 Cet

HIP 10324; Xi Cet; 65 Cet DoubleStar Cet Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.37
Spectral Type G6II-IIICN-2
Star Color Orange (B-V 0.89)
Distance 148.2 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 02h 13m 00.0s
Dec +08° 50' 48.0"
Constellation Cet
HR 649
HIP 10324
Bayer Xi
Flamsteed 65 Cet

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.1″
Position Angle 84°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer MCA 5

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 84° A (4.4) B (6.4)

Sep: 0.1″ · PA: 84° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

E?, 4.35 - 4.38V.
Suspected occultation double, sep. 0.012".
1642.1d, K 5.91k/s, V0 -3.93k/s, asini 134.

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