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41 Sex

HIP 52980; 41 Sex DoubleStar Sex Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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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
N E 307° A (5.8) B (11.7)

Sep: 28.1″ · PA: 307° · N up, E left

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

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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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