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14 CVn

HIP 63901; 14 CVn DoubleStar CVn Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.25
Spectral Type B9V
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.08)
Distance 296.5 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 05m 44.5s
Dec +35° 47' 56.0"
Constellation CVn
HR 4943
HIP 63901
Flamsteed 14 CVn

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.2″
Companion Mag 9.4
Position Angle 63°
Star Colors A: Blue-white B: Yellow
Discoverer TOK 805

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 63° A (5.2) B (9.4)

Sep: 0.2″ · PA: 63° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

5.1 - 5.3v. Period of some hours?
Previous estimates vsini from 0 to 170:k/s.

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