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HIP 6486

HIP 6486 DoubleStar Cas Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.45
Spectral Type F4V
Distance 652.3 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 01h 23m 21.6s
Dec +58° 08' 35.0"
Constellation Cas
HR 391
HIP 6486
Double Cat 1105

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Multiple Star System

Components 4
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.5″
Companion Mag 7.3
Position Angle 156°
Discoverer STF 115

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 156° A (6.5) B (7.3)

Sep: 0.5″ · PA: 156° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

AB 7.1, 7.3v, binary, combined mag. and color. Components C, 12.8v at 46" and D, 10.50v at 249" probably optical.

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