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LO Hya

HIP 41564 DoubleStar Hya Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.39
Variable Type Eclipsing Binary (Algol-type)
Spectral Type A5m
Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.33)
Distance 217.4 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 08h 28m 29.2s
Dec -02° 31' 02.0"
Constellation Hya
HR 3337
HIP 41564
Variable ID LO Hya
Double Cat 6828

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Multiple Star System

Components 5
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.4″
Companion Mag 7.1
Position Angle 63°
Star Colors A: Yellow-white B: Yellow-white
Discoverer A 551

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 63° A (6.4) B (7.1)

Sep: 0.4″ · PA: 63° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

EA 6.37 - 6.61V, 2.49955d = SB period. Secondary eclipse amp. 0.06V; primary not yet observed.
AB 7.1 A5m, 7.2 late F, 53.0y, a = 0.321". C, 10.5v at 18" binary around AB.
ADS comp. A, 5.9766d, K 42.5k/s, V0 -11.8k/s, asini 3.49; comp. B, 2.49955d, K 86.1k/s, V0 -4.6, asini 3.96. | HR 3337 is an SB2, but each of the two components appears to be an SB1 with a different period.
H/K/met give A6/F1V/F2.

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