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HIP 12114

HIP 12114 DoubleStar Cet Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.82
Spectral Type K3V
Star Color Orange (B-V 0.98)
Distance 22.2 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 02h 36m 04.9s
Dec +06° 53' 13.0"
Constellation Cet
HR 753
HIP 12114

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AP
Separation 1.0″
Companion Mag 16.8
Companion Sp M4.5V
Position Angle 136°
Star Colors A: Orange B: Red
Discoverer GKI 1

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 136° A (5.8) B (16.8)

Sep: 1.0″ · PA: 136° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Visual companion 11.7v dM6 at 165", CPM. A* 5.84 K3V, 60y, a = 0.257".. Mass of invisible companion 0.12 solar. | Companion at 2" probably about 5v fainter. Unresolved by speckle interferometry.

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