Nu Mic

HIP 101477; Nu Mic DoubleStar Mic Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.11

Spectral Type K0III

Star Color Orange (B-V 1.01)

Distance 465.9 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 33m 55.1s

Dec -44° 30' 58.0"

Constellation Mic

HR 7846

HIP 101477

Bayer Nu

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Multiple Star System

Separation 62.3″

Companion Mag 9.9

Position Angle 50°

Star Colors A: Orange

Discoverer I 127

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 62.3″ · PA: 50° · N up, E left

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

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