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HIP 55225

HIP 55225 DoubleStar Cha Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.35
Spectral Type A8IIIm:
Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.26)

Position & Identifiers

RA 11h 18m 34.3s
Dec -79° 40' 07.0"
Constellation Cha
HR 4385
HIP 55225

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.6″
Companion Mag 9.9
Position Angle 237°
Star Colors A: Yellow-white B: Orange
Discoverer HDS1614

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 237° A (6.3) B (9.9)

Sep: 0.6″ · PA: 237° · N up, E left

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

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