24 Cap

HIP 104234; 24 Cap DoubleStar Cap Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.50

Spectral Type M0.5III

Star Color Red (B-V 1.61)

Distance 148.2 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 21h 07m 07.7s

Dec -25° 00' 21.0"

Constellation Cap

HR 8080

HIP 104234

Flamsteed 24 Cap

Double Cat 14632

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Multiple Star System

Separation 26.1″

Companion Mag 11.7

Position Angle 185°

Star Colors A: Red

Discoverer SEE 439

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 26.1″ · PA: 185° · N up, E left

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

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