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HIP 20138

HIP 20138 DoubleStar Eri Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.37
Spectral Type A3V
Star Color White (B-V 0.13)
Distance 465.9 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 19m 03.0s
Dec -33° 54' 18.0"
Constellation Eri
HR 1359
HIP 20138

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Multiple Star System

Separation 5.2″
Companion Mag 8.7
Position Angle 157°
Star Colors A: White B: Yellow
Discoverer HJ 3642

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 157° A (6.4) B (8.7)

Sep: 5.2″ · PA: 157° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Secondary F7V, vsini 90k/s.

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