HIP 55280
HIP 55280
DoubleStar
Car
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.99
Spectral Type
F6IV
Star Color
Yellow
(B-V 0.46)
Position & Identifiers
RA
11h 19m 16.5s
Dec
-64° 34' 57.0"
Constellation
Car
HR
4384
HIP
55280
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Multiple Star System
Separation
99.9″
Companion Mag
15.5
Position Angle
194°
Star Colors
A: Yellow
Discoverer
LDS6242
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 99.9″ · PA: 194° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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