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HIP 38870

HIP 38870 DoubleStar CMi Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.35
Spectral Type F7V
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.50)
Distance 652.3 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 07h 57m 16.2s
Dec +01° 07' 37.0"
Constellation CMi
HR 3098
HIP 38870
Double Cat 6483

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.4″
Companion Mag 7.3
Position Angle 22°
Star Colors A: Yellow B: Yellow
Discoverer STT 185

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 22° A (6.3) B (7.3)

Sep: 0.4″ · PA: 22° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

7.0 F5V, 7.1 F7V, 57.04y, a = 0.44". Combined mag., colors.
0.023".

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