HIP 28796
HIP 28796
DoubleStar
Pup
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.58
Spectral Type
G6V
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 0.72)
Distance
171.7 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
06h 04m 46.9s
Dec
-48° 27' 31.0"
Constellation
Pup
HR
2162
HIP
28796
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Multiple Star System
Separation
2.6″
Companion Mag
7.7
Position Angle
130°
Star Colors
A: Orange
B: Orange
Discoverer
DUN 23
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 2.6″ · PA: 130° · N up, E left
At limit · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Amp. 0.10V. Component A is itself double, showing variable radial velocity 12.10 to 33.22k/s, and vsini 7.99k/s. One | of the three components may be a spotted star.
7.2 G5, 7.4, 463.5y, a = 2.94".
0.037".
Component B, +14k/s and vsini 2.3k/s.
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