Lambda Hya
HIP 49841; Lambda Hya; 41 Hya
DoubleStar
Hya
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
3.61
Spectral Type
K0III CN+1
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 1.01)
Distance
112.4 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
10h 10m 35.3s
Dec
-12° 21' 15.0"
Constellation
Hya
HR
3994
HIP
49841
Bayer
Lambda
Flamsteed
41 Hya
Double Cat
7671
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AC
Separation
72.2″
Companion Mag
13.3
Position Angle
102°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
BU 593
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 72.2″ · PA: 102° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Visual companions both optical.
ADS 7671A, 1585.8d, K 3.7k/s, V0 +19.4k/s, asini 79.9. Unresolved by speckle interferometry.
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