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HIP 40342

HIP 40342 DoubleStar Cnc Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.47
Spectral Type A0VnDel Del
Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.30)

Position & Identifiers

RA 08h 14m 11.1s
Dec +17° 40' 33.0"
Constellation Cnc
HR 3228
HIP 40342
Double Cat 6673

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AC
Separation 1.7″
Companion Mag 12.3
Position Angle 329°
Star Colors A: Yellow-white
Discoverer BU 1243

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 329° A (6.5) B (12.3)

Sep: 1.7″ · PA: 329° · N up, E left

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

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