Gamma Hya

HIP 64962; Gamma Hya; 46 Hya DoubleStar Hya Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 3.00

Spectral Type G8IIIa

Star Color Orange (B-V 0.92)

Distance 133.8 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 18m 55.3s

Dec -23° 10' 18.0"

Constellation Hya

HR 5020

HIP 64962

Bayer Gamma

Flamsteed 46 Hya

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Multiple Star System

Separation 127.8″

Companion Mag 12.1

Position Angle 98°

Star Colors A: Orange

Discoverer SMY 3

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 127.8″ · PA: 98° · 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

Group/Cluster

Sirius group; UMa stream.

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