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HIP 40285

HIP 40285 DoubleStar Vel Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.13
Spectral Type B2.5IV
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.14)

Position & Identifiers

RA 08h 13m 36.2s
Dec -46° 59' 31.0"
Constellation Vel
HR 3244
HIP 40285
Variable ID Var

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Multiple Star System

Separation 34.8″
Companion Mag 10.1
Position Angle 344°
Star Colors A: Blue-white B: Yellow
Discoverer GLI 87

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 344° A (5.1) B (10.1)

Sep: 34.8″ · PA: 344° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Amp. 0.03b.
Companion K5V, RV +7k/s, optical.

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