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HIP 10138

HIP 10138 DoubleStar Eri Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.12
Spectral Type K1V
Star Color Orange (B-V 0.82)
Distance 36.2 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 02h 10m 25.6s
Dec -50° 49' 28.0"
Constellation Eri
HR 637
HIP 10138

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Multiple Star System

Separation 2.6″
Companion Mag 13.2
Companion Sp DQ6
Position Angle 82°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer ESG 1

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 82° A (6.1) B (13.2)

Sep: 2.6″ · PA: 82° · N up, E left

At limit · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″

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