Iota Cru
HIP 62268; Iota Cru
DoubleStar
Cru
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.69
Spectral Type
K0III
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 1.05)
Distance
90.6 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
12h 45m 37.9s
Dec
-60° 58' 52.0"
Constellation
Cru
HR
4842
HIP
62268
Bayer
Iota
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Multiple Star System
Separation
29.7″
Companion Mag
10.2
Position Angle
2°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
HJ 4547
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 29.7″ · PA: 2° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
In Ursa cluster.
Companion of visual double -7k/s.
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