HIP 42884
HIP 42884
DoubleStar
Vel
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.07
Spectral Type
G5III
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 0.87)
Distance
64.0 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
08h 44m 24.0s
Dec
-42° 38' 57.0"
Constellation
Vel
HR
3477
HIP
42884
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Multiple Star System
Separation
45.7″
Companion Mag
10.6
Position Angle
64°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
HJ 4133
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 45.7″ · PA: 64° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Possibly member open cluster Trumpler 10.
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