Iota Mic

HIP 102693; Iota Mic DoubleStar Mic Visible Level 4 Large telescope (10"+) - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.11

Spectral Type F1IV

Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.35)

Distance 64.0 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 48m 29.2s

Dec -43° 59' 19.0"

Constellation Mic

HR 7943

HIP 102693

Bayer Iota

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Multiple Star System

Separation 5.2″

Companion Mag 15.5

Position Angle 291°

Star Colors A: Yellow-white

Discoverer DON 992

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 5.2″ · PA: 291° · N up, E left

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

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