HIP 50287
HIP 50287
DoubleStar
Car
Visible
Level 5
Expert level - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.22
Spectral Type
A5V
Star Color
Yellow-white
(B-V 0.20)
Distance
271.8 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
10h 16m 03.1s
Dec
-59° 54' 12.0"
Constellation
Car
HR
4043
HIP
50287
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.3″
Companion Mag
7.0
Position Angle
201°
Star Colors
A: Yellow-white
B: Yellow-white
Discoverer
HU 1597
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.3″ · PA: 201° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
6.9 A5V, 7.0 A5V, 124.0y, a = 0.435". Combined mag., color.
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