41 Sex
HIP 52980; 41 Sex
DoubleStar
Sex
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.79
Spectral Type
A3m
Star Color
Yellow-white
(B-V 0.16)
Position & Identifiers
RA
10h 50m 18.1s
Dec
-08° 53' 52.0"
Constellation
Sex
HR
4237
HIP
52980
Flamsteed
41 Sex
Double Cat
7942
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AB
Separation
28.1″
Companion Mag
11.7
Position Angle
307°
Star Colors
A: Yellow-white
Discoverer
HJ 838
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 28.1″ · PA: 307° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Spectral Classification
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Stellar Notes
6.1670d, K 46.5k/s, V0 -4.4k/s, asini 3.9, nearly circular orbit.
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