Beta Ret
HIP 17440; Beta Ret
Star
Ret
Visible
Level 1
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
3.85
Spectral Type
K2III
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 1.13)
Distance
99.7 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
03h 44m 12.0s
Dec
-64° 48' 25.0"
Constellation
Ret
HR
1175
HIP
17440
Bayer
Beta
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Multiple Star System
Companion Mag
7.9
Companion Sp
G3V
Position Angle
95°
Star Colors
A: Orange
B: Yellow
Discoverer
LDS 104
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Stellar Notes
1911.5d, K 5.2k/s, V0 +51.1k/s, asini 134. Unresolved by speckle interferometry 1978.96.
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