20 Hya

HIP 44961; 20 Hya DoubleStar Hya Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.46

Spectral Type G8II

Star Color Orange (B-V 1.01)

Position & Identifiers

RA 09h 09m 35.5s

Dec -08° 47' 16.0"

Constellation Hya

HR 3641

HIP 44961

Flamsteed 20 Hya

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Multiple Star System

Separation 7.8″

Companion Mag 9.2

Position Angle 182°

Star Colors A: Orange

Discoverer BRT 426

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 7.8″ · PA: 182° · N up, E left

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

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