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Kappa Cnc

HIP 44798; Kappa Cnc; 76 Cnc DoubleStar Cnc Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.24
Variable Type Alpha2 CVn (Magnetic Rotating)
Spectral Type B8IIIpMn
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.11)

Position & Identifiers

RA 09h 07m 44.8s
Dec +10° 40' 05.0"
Constellation Cnc
HR 3623
HIP 44798
Bayer Kappa
Flamsteed 76 Cnc
Variable ID Kap Cnc

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Separation 0.1″
Companion Mag 8.8
Position Angle 124°
Star Colors A: Blue-white B: Yellow
Discoverer CHR 257

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 124° A (5.2) B (8.8)

Sep: 0.1″ · PA: 124° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Alpha CV 5.22 - 5.27V, 5.0035d.
Triple SB system. Combined mag., colors.
6.3933d, K 67.4k/s, V0 +24.5k/s, asini 5.88. 5.8 - 7.8v, sep. 0.0003" and 6.0, sep. 0.3".
Spectrum shows phosphorus. Magnesium deficient relative to oxygen. Gallium II lines strong. Normal SiII, weak MgII. | Lambda Boo type. HgMn star. It has been suggested that a nearby supernova explosion could have produced reactions | to account for abundance anomalies.

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