6 Lyn

HIP 31039; 6 Lyn DoubleStar Lyn Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.88

Spectral Type K0III-IV

Star Color Orange (B-V 0.94)

Distance 130.5 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 30m 47.2s

Dec +58° 09' 46.0"

Constellation Lyn

HR 2331

HIP 31039

Flamsteed 6 Lyn

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Multiple Star System

Separation 169.2″

Companion Mag 9.5

Position Angle 107°

Star Colors A: Orange

Discoverer STT 562

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

32x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 1.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 169.2″ · PA: 107° · N up, E left

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

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