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FN CMa

HIP 34301 DoubleStar CMa Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.39
Variable Type Beta Cephei (Pulsating)
Spectral Type B0.5IV
Star Color White (B-V 0.05)

Position & Identifiers

RA 07h 06m 40.7s
Dec -11° 17' 39.0"
Constellation CMa
HR 2678
HIP 34301
Variable ID FN CMa
Double Cat 5795

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.6″
Companion Mag 6.9
Position Angle 115°
Star Colors A: White B: Yellow-white
Discoverer BU 328

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 115° A (5.4) B (6.9)

Sep: 0.6″ · PA: 115° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Beta C 5.36 - 5.39V, 0.12377d?
Component C, 9v at 18" probably optical.
Exciting star of HII region S296; CMa OB1; reflection nebula; member assoc. CMa R1 at 690 pc.
Not generally considered an emission star, but H alpha fluctuations suggest emission.

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