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HIP 21644

HIP 21644 DoubleStar Eri Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.01
Spectral Type A2IV
Star Color White (B-V 0.07)
Distance 116.5 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 38m 53.6s
Dec -12° 07' 23.0"
Constellation Eri
HR 1483
HIP 21644

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.1″
Companion Mag 7.2
Position Angle 260°
Star Colors A: White
Discoverer HDS 599

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 260° A (5.0) B (7.2)

Sep: 0.1″ · PA: 260° · N up, E left

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

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