12 Hya

HIP 43067; 12 Hya DoubleStar Hya Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.32

Spectral Type G8-IIIFe-1

Star Color Orange (B-V 0.90)

Distance 250.9 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 08h 46m 22.5s

Dec -13° 32' 52.0"

Constellation Hya

HR 3484

HIP 43067

Flamsteed 12 Hya

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Multiple Star System

Separation 26.8″

Companion Mag 13.7

Position Angle 266°

Star Colors A: Orange

Discoverer RST5507

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 26.8″ · PA: 266° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Spectral

Also classified G8IIIb CN-0.5.

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