Alpha Lyn

HIP 45860; Alpha Lyn; 40 Lyn DoubleStar Lyn Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 3.13

Spectral Type K6III

Star Color Red (B-V 1.55)

Distance 203.1 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 09h 21m 03.3s

Dec +34° 23' 33.0"

Constellation Lyn

HR 3705

HIP 45860

Bayer Alpha

Flamsteed 40 Lyn

Visibility

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Multiple Star System

Separation 222.7″

Companion Mag 8.8

Position Angle 42°

Star Colors A: Red

Discoverer STT 571

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

32x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 1.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 222.7″ · PA: 42° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Spectral

Ultraviolet FeII emission.

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