HIP 20860
HIP 20860
DoubleStar
Cep
Visible
Level 6
Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.57
Spectral Type
B5V
Star Color
Blue-white
(B-V -0.13)
Distance
1087.2 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
04h 28m 13.0s
Dec
+83° 48' 28.0"
Constellation
Cep
HR
1289
HIP
20860
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.4″
Companion Mag
8.7
Position Angle
66°
Star Colors
A: Blue-white
B: Yellow-white
Discoverer
HDS 574
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.4″ · PA: 66° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Shell star.
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