40 Gem
HIP 33650; 40 Gem
DoubleStar
Gem
Visible
Level 6
Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.40
Spectral Type
B8III
Star Color
Blue-white
(B-V -0.11)
Position & Identifiers
RA
06h 59m 27.9s
Dec
+25° 54' 51.0"
Constellation
Gem
HR
2605
HIP
33650
Flamsteed
40 Gem
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.1″
Position Angle
69°
Star Colors
A: Blue-white
Discoverer
MCA 28
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.1″ · PA: 69° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Spectral Classification
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Stellar Notes
7.1, 7.1v, sep. 0.040". Resolved by speckle interferometry 1983.93, sep. 0.06"; unresolved 1984.93 and 1985.25.
Spectra show Hg, Mn. Helium weak.
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