44 Hya

HIP 51718; 44 Hya DoubleStar Hya Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.08

Spectral Type K4III

Star Color Red (B-V 1.60)

Distance 191.9 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 34m 00.9s

Dec -23° 44' 43.0"

Constellation Hya

HR 4145

HIP 51718

Flamsteed 44 Hya

Double Cat 7834

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Multiple Star System

Separation 19.0″

Companion Mag 14.0

Position Angle 61°

Star Colors A: Red

Discoverer BU 1269

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 19.0″ · PA: 61° · N up, E left

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

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