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HIP 8998

HIP 8998 DoubleStar Cet Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.01
Spectral Type F7V+G0V
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.56)
Distance 130.5 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 01h 55m 53.8s
Dec +01° 50' 59.0"
Constellation Cet
HR 560
HIP 8998
Double Cat 1538

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.6″
Companion Mag 6.8
Companion Sp F7V
Position Angle 80°
Star Colors A: Yellow B: Yellow
Discoverer STF 186

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 80° A (6.0) B (6.8)

Sep: 0.6″ · PA: 80° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

6.76 F7, 6.76 G0, 170.3y, a = 1.05". Alternate orbit 158.4y, a = 1.00". Masses 1.34 and 1.29 solar. Combined mag. and | colors.
0.024".

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