71 Ori
HIP 29650; 71 Ori
DoubleStar
Ori
Visible
Level 4
Large telescope (10"+) - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.20
Spectral Type
F6V
Star Color
Yellow-white
(B-V 0.44)
Distance
79.5 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
06h 14m 50.9s
Dec
+19° 09' 23.0"
Constellation
Ori
HR
2220
HIP
29650
Flamsteed
71 Ori
Double Cat
4842
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Multiple Star System
Components
4
Component IDs
AB
Separation
5.6″
Companion Mag
11.2
Position Angle
179°
Star Colors
A: Yellow-white
Discoverer
HJ 2302
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 5.6″ · PA: 179° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
B and C optical. Aitken and Wallenquist disagree on magnitude difference: Aitken AB 6.0, AC 5.3, AD 4.8; Wallenquist | 5.6, 7.6, 7.3, respectively. Separation 25", 76" and 86", respectively.
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