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HIP 53252

HIP 53252 DoubleStar Hya Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.24
Spectral Type F6V
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.47)
Distance 60.4 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 53m 29.5s
Dec -20° 08' 20.0"
Constellation Hya
HR 4251
HIP 53252

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Multiple Star System

Components 4
Component IDs AB
Separation 119.6″
Companion Mag 9.6
Position Angle 222°
Star Colors A: Yellow B: Red
Discoverer BU 1429

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 222° A (5.2) B (9.6)

Sep: 119.6″ · PA: 222° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Amp. 0.2V.
B, optical.

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