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HIP 20498

HIP 20498 DoubleStar Per Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.23
Spectral Type A1pSi
Star Color White (B-V 0.00)
Distance 1630.8 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 23m 35.9s
Dec +42° 25' 41.0"
Constellation Per
HR 1371
HIP 20498
Double Cat 3172

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.3″
Companion Mag 8.4
Position Angle 139°
Star Colors A: White B: Yellow-white
Discoverer STT 80

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 139° A (6.2) B (8.4)

Sep: 0.3″ · PA: 139° · N up, E left

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

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