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HIP 51885

HIP 51885 DoubleStar Hya Visible Level 4 Large telescope (10"+) - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.29
Spectral Type F5V
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.48)
Distance 163.1 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 36m 04.6s
Dec -26° 40' 30.0"
Constellation Hya
HR 4157
HIP 51885
Double Cat 7846

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Multiple Star System

Separation 1.3″
Companion Mag 7.8
Position Angle 302°
Star Colors A: Yellow B: Yellow
Discoverer BU 411

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 302° A (6.3) B (7.8)

Sep: 1.3″ · PA: 302° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

6.7 F4V, 7.5 G0V, 210.1y, a = 0.982". Combined mag., color.

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