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HIP 51560

HIP 51560 DoubleStar Vel Visible Level 1 Naked eye / Binoculars - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.09
Spectral Type B8II
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.11)

Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 31m 56.6s
Dec -45° 04' 10.0"
Constellation Vel
HR 4136
HIP 51560

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Multiple Star System

Separation 13.7″
Companion Mag 6.0
Position Angle 218°
Star Colors A: Blue-white B: Blue-white

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 218° A (6.1) B (6.0)

Sep: 13.7″ · PA: 218° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

See HR 4135.

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