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HIP 44946; Xi Cnc; 77 Cnc

HIP 44946; Xi Cnc; 77 Cnc DoubleStar Cnc Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.14
Spectral Type G9IIIFe-1CH-0.5
Star Color Orange (B-V 0.97)

Position & Identifiers

RA 09h 09m 21.5s
Dec +22° 02' 44.0"
Constellation Cnc
HR 3627
HIP 44946
Bayer Xi
Flamsteed 77 Cnc

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.2″
Companion Mag 6.2
Position Angle 108°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer WRH 16

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 108° A (5.1) B (6.2)

Sep: 0.2″ · PA: 108° · 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

Unresolved by speckle interferometry.
1700.76d, K 4.4k/s, V0 -7.7k/s, asini 103.
Also classified K0III.

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