56 Ori

HIP 27750; 56 Ori DoubleStar Ori Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.78

Spectral Type K1.5IIb

Star Color Red (B-V 1.38)

Distance 652.3 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 05h 52m 26.4s

Dec +01° 51' 18.0"

Constellation Ori

HR 2037

HIP 27750

Flamsteed 56 Ori

Double Cat 4467

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Multiple Star System

Separation 42.8″

Companion Mag 13.5

Position Angle 212°

Star Colors A: Red

Discoverer BU 1404

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 42.8″ · PA: 212° · N up, E left

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

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