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15 Lyn

HIP 33449; 15 Lyn DoubleStar Lyn Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.35
Spectral Type G5III-IV
Star Color Orange (B-V 0.85)
Distance 233.0 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 57m 16.5s
Dec +58° 25' 21.0"
Constellation Lyn
HR 2560
HIP 33449
Flamsteed 15 Lyn
Double Cat 5586

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Multiple Star System

Components 4
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.7″
Companion Mag 5.5
Companion Sp F8V
Position Angle 236°
Star Colors A: Orange B: Yellow
Discoverer STT 159

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 236° A (4.3) B (5.5)

Sep: 0.7″ · PA: 236° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

AB binary. C, 13v at 29" optical. D, 9.5 at 207".
0.007".

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