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HIP 57669

HIP 57669 DoubleStar Cen Visible Level 4 Large telescope (10"+) - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.32
Spectral Type B3Vne
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.15)

Position & Identifiers

RA 11h 49m 41.1s
Dec -63° 47' 18.0"
Constellation Cen
HR 4537
HIP 57669

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Multiple Star System

Separation 5.3″
Companion Mag 16.4
Position Angle 57°
Star Colors A: Blue-white
Discoverer SHT 40

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 57° A (4.3) B (16.4)

Sep: 5.3″ · PA: 57° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Sco-Cen assoc.
Expanding circumstellar shell.

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