26 Hya

HIP 45751; 26 Hya DoubleStar Hya Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.79

Spectral Type G8III

Star Color Orange (B-V 0.93)

Distance 141.8 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 09h 19m 46.4s

Dec -11° 58' 30.0"

Constellation Hya

HR 3706

HIP 45751

Flamsteed 26 Hya

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Multiple Star System

Separation 3.4″

Companion Mag 12.4

Position Angle 10°

Star Colors A: Orange

Discoverer B 2529

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80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 3.4″ · PA: 10° · N up, E left

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

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