HIP 40876
HIP 40876
DoubleStar
Pup
Visible
Level 4
Large telescope (10"+) - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.13
Spectral Type
K0
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 1.04)
Position & Identifiers
RA
08h 20m 27.4s
Dec
-22° 55' 29.0"
Constellation
Pup
HR
3276
HIP
40876
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Multiple Star System
Separation
6.0″
Companion Mag
12.9
Position Angle
13°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
DON 238
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 6.0″ · PA: 13° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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