HIP 26779
HIP 26779
DoubleStar
Aur
Visible
Level 2
Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.23
Spectral Type
K1V
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 0.84)
Distance
40.3 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
05h 41m 20.3s
Dec
+53° 28' 52.0"
Constellation
Aur
HR
1925
HIP
26779
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Multiple Star System
Components
5
Component IDs
AD
Separation
97.9″
Companion Mag
9.8
Companion Sp
M0.5V
Position Angle
72°
Star Colors
A: Orange
B: Red
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 97.9″ · PA: 72° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Component B, 9.9v M1 at 99", is BD +53d935, CPM. Component D is F5. Other companions 12.4 and 12.8v.
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