HIP 42430
HIP 42430
DoubleStar
Pyx
Visible
Level 5
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.05
Spectral Type
G6IV
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 0.73)
Distance
51.8 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
08h 39m 08.0s
Dec
-22° 39' 43.0"
Constellation
Pyx
HR
3430
HIP
42430
Double Cat
6914
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AB
Separation
0.4″
Companion Mag
6.8
Position Angle
61°
Star Colors
A: Orange
B: Orange
Discoverer
BU 208
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.4″ · PA: 61° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
AB 5.3 G3V, 6.7 K0V, 145.0y, a = 1.700" or 140.0y, a = 1.8884". Combined mag., colors.
0.041".
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