Psi Cen

HIP 70090; Psi Cen DoubleStar Cen Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.05

Spectral Type A0IV

Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.03)

Distance 1087.2 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 14h 20m 33.4s

Dec -37° 53' 07.0"

Constellation Cen

HR 5367

HIP 70090

Bayer Psi

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Multiple Star System

Separation 41.0″

Companion Mag 13.7

Position Angle 87°

Star Colors A: Blue-white B: Yellow-white

Discoverer SEE 204

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 41.0″ · PA: 87° · N up, E left

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

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