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HIP 18657

HIP 18657 DoubleStar Per Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.38
Spectral Type A1Vp:
Star Color White (B-V 0.10)
Distance 652.3 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 03h 59m 40.0s
Dec +38° 49' 14.0"
Constellation Per
HR 1229
HIP 18657
Double Cat 2910

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Multiple Star System

Separation 1.4″
Companion Mag 9.1
Position Angle 323°
Star Colors A: White B: Yellow
Discoverer STT 69

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 323° A (6.4) B (9.1)

Sep: 1.4″ · PA: 323° · N up, E left

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

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