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HIP 40357

HIP 40357 DoubleStar Vel Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.83
Spectral Type B2IV-V
Star Color Blue (B-V -0.20)

Position & Identifiers

RA 08h 14m 23.9s
Dec -45° 50' 04.0"
Constellation Vel
HR 3250
HIP 40357

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.2″
Companion Mag 7.6
Position Angle 266°
Star Colors A: Blue B: Blue-white
Discoverer FIN 113

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 266° A (5.8) B (7.6)

Sep: 0.2″ · PA: 266° · N up, E left

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

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