Pi Pup

HIP 35264; Pi Pup DoubleStar Pup Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 2.70

Spectral Type K3 IB

Star Color Red (B-V 1.62)

Distance 804.7 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 07h 17m 08.6s

Dec -37° 05' 51.0"

Constellation Pup

HR 2773

HIP 35264

Bayer Pi

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Multiple Star System

Separation 69.0″

Companion Mag 7.9

Position Angle 213°

Star Colors A: Red

Discoverer DUN 43

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 69.0″ · PA: 213° · N up, E left

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

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Spectral Classification

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Stellar Notes

Group/Cluster

In cluster Collinder 135, but too bright to be member.

Spectral

Also classified K4III. IUE observations suggest an early-type companion.

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