38 Aur
HIP 28677; 38 Aur
DoubleStar
Aur
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.10
Spectral Type
K0II
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 0.97)
Distance
233.0 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
06h 03m 18.0s
Dec
+42° 54' 42.0"
Constellation
Aur
HR
2119
HIP
28677
Flamsteed
38 Aur
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Multiple Star System
Separation
152.0″
Companion Mag
16.8
Companion Sp
M:
Position Angle
335°
Star Colors
A: Orange
B: Red
Discoverer
LEP 20
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 152.0″ · PA: 335° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Sigma Pup group.
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