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HIP 45170; Pi Cnc; 81 Cnc

HIP 45170; Pi Cnc; 81 Cnc DoubleStar Cnc Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.51
Spectral Type G9V
Star Color Orange (B-V 0.73)
Distance 51.0 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 09h 12m 17.6s
Dec +14° 59' 46.0"
Constellation Cnc
HR 3650
HIP 45170
Bayer Pi
Flamsteed 81 Cnc

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Multiple Star System

Components 4
Component IDs AP
Separation 90.5″
Companion Mag 14.2
Position Angle 117°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer BUP 125

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 117° A (6.5) B (14.2)

Sep: 90.5″ · PA: 117° · N up, E left

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

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Spectral Classification

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Stellar Notes

AP 7.2 G9V, 7.2 G9V, 2.65y, a = 0.126". Resolved by speckle interferometry 1983.94, sep. 0.17". Combined mag., | colors.

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