Zeta Mon

HIP 39863; Zeta Mon; 29 Mon DoubleStar Mon Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.34

Spectral Type G2Ib

Star Color Orange (B-V 0.97)

Distance 1087.2 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 08h 08m 35.6s

Dec -02° 59' 02.0"

Constellation Mon

HR 3188

HIP 39863

Bayer Zeta

Flamsteed 29 Mon

Double Cat 6617

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Multiple Star System

Components 4

Component IDs AC

Separation 33.2″

Companion Mag 10.3

Position Angle 106°

Star Colors A: Orange

Discoverer STF1190

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 33.2″ · PA: 106° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Double Star

B, 10.1v G8II at 33" optical. C is K2III.

Group/Cluster

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