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HIP 16672

HIP 16672 DoubleStar For Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.40
Spectral Type K3III
Star Color Red (B-V 1.40)

Position & Identifiers

RA 03h 34m 33.5s
Dec -31° 52' 29.0"
Constellation For
HR 1095
HIP 16672

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Multiple Star System

Separation 1.4″
Companion Mag 9.9
Position Angle 226°
Star Colors A: Red
Discoverer B 53

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 226° A (6.4) B (9.9)

Sep: 1.4″ · PA: 226° · N up, E left

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

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