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HIP 12288; Iota2 For

HIP 12288; Iota2 For DoubleStar For Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.83

Spectral Type F4V

Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.48)

Position & Identifiers

RA 02h 38m 18.7s

Dec -30° 11' 39.0"

Constellation For

HR 777

HIP 12288

Bayer Iota2

Visibility

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Multiple Star System

Separation 81.8″

Companion Mag 13.7

Position Angle 6°

Star Colors A: Yellow

Discoverer UC 766

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 81.8″ · PA: 6° · N up, E left

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

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