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HIP 56497

HIP 56497 DoubleStar Cen Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.50
Spectral Type K1III-IV
Star Color Orange (B-V 1.04)
Distance 95.9 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 11h 34m 56.8s
Dec -49° 08' 12.0"
Constellation Cen
HR 4462
HIP 56497

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Multiple Star System

Separation 1.1″
Companion Mag 10.9
Position Angle 177°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer TOK 927

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 177° A (5.5) B (10.9)

Sep: 1.1″ · PA: 177° · N up, E left

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

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