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HIP 49870

HIP 49870 DoubleStar LMi Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.32
Spectral Type gK3
Star Color Red (B-V 1.25)

Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 10m 58.9s
Dec +40° 39' 41.0"
Constellation LMi
HR 3987
HIP 49870

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.2″
Companion Mag 9.8
Position Angle 319°
Star Colors A: Red
Discoverer HDS1467

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 319° A (6.3) B (9.8)

Sep: 0.2″ · PA: 319° · N up, E left

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

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