Lambda Cen

HIP 56561; Lambda Cen DoubleStar Cen Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 3.13

Spectral Type A1III

Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.04)

Distance 418.8 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 11h 35m 46.8s

Dec -63° 01' 11.0"

Constellation Cen

HR 4467

HIP 56561

Bayer Lambda

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Multiple Star System

Separation 14.8″

Companion Mag 11.5

Position Angle 326°

Star Colors A: Blue-white

Discoverer RST3746

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 14.8″ · PA: 326° · 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

Double Star

Companion B9V, optical.

Group/Cluster

HII region R62.

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