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Eta Leo

HIP 49583; Eta Leo; 30 Leo DoubleStar Leo Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 3.52
Spectral Type A0Ib
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.03)
Distance 1263.2 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 07m 20.0s
Dec +16° 45' 46.0"
Constellation Leo
HR 3975
HIP 49583
Bayer Eta
Flamsteed 30 Leo

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.4″
Companion Mag 8.4
Position Angle 239°
Star Colors A: Blue-white
Discoverer WRH 18

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 239° A (3.5) B (8.4)

Sep: 0.4″ · PA: 239° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Binary, sep. 0.097", unresolved by speckle interferometry 1982.17.
Sco-Cen assoc.
Large helium abundance due to chromospheric shell. Metal abundance greater than in Sun.

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