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Iota Crt

HIP 56802; Iota Crt; 24 Crt DoubleStar Crt Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.48
Spectral Type F7V
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.52)

Position & Identifiers

RA 11h 38m 40.1s
Dec -13° 12' 07.0"
Constellation Crt
HR 4488
HIP 56802
Bayer Iota
Flamsteed 24 Crt

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Multiple Star System

Separation 1.1″
Companion Mag 11.0
Position Angle 248°
Star Colors A: Yellow
Discoverer KUI 58

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 248° A (5.5) B (11.0)

Sep: 1.1″ · PA: 248° · N up, E left

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

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