HIP 38908
HIP 38908
DoubleStar
Car
Visible
Level 2
Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.60
Spectral Type
G0V
Star Color
Yellow
(B-V 0.57)
Distance
52.6 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
07h 57m 46.9s
Dec
-60° 18' 12.0"
Constellation
Car
HR
3138
HIP
38908
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AB
Separation
60.6″
Companion Mag
9.9
Position Angle
78°
Star Colors
A: Yellow
B: Red
Discoverer
LDS 198
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 60.6″ · PA: 78° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
NGC 2516 #124.
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