HIP 56391
HIP 56391
DoubleStar
Cen
Visible
Level 5
Expert level - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.39
Spectral Type
A2IV-V
Star Color
White
(B-V 0.12)
Distance
116.5 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
11h 33m 37.3s
Dec
-40° 35' 13.0"
Constellation
Cen
HR
4453
HIP
56391
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.5″
Companion Mag
6.2
Position Angle
104°
Star Colors
A: White
B: Yellow-white
Discoverer
I 78
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.5″ · PA: 104° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Binary.
Hyades group.
0.008".
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