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HIP 50870

HIP 50870 DoubleStar Sex Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.54
Spectral Type F6V
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.46)
Distance 465.9 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 23m 14.6s
Dec +05° 41' 39.0"
Constellation Sex
HR 4079
HIP 50870

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Multiple Star System

Separation 63.7″
Companion Mag 10.4
Position Angle 13°
Star Colors A: Yellow
Discoverer SHJ 115

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 13° A (6.5) B (10.4)

Sep: 63.7″ · PA: 13° · N up, E left

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

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