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HIP 13147; Beta For DoubleStar For Visible Level 4 Large telescope (10"+) - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.46

Spectral Type K0-IIIFe-0.5

Star Color Orange (B-V 0.99)

Distance 125.4 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 02h 49m 05.4s

Dec -32° 24' 21.0"

Constellation For

HR 841

HIP 13147

Bayer Beta

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Multiple Star System

Separation 4.8″

Companion Mag 14.0

Position Angle 67°

Star Colors A: Orange

Discoverer B 1031

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 4.8″ · PA: 67° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Spectral

Also classified G8IIIb.

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