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HIP 59856

HIP 59856 DoubleStar Com Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.00
Variable Type Delta Scuti (Pulsating)
Spectral Type K0.5IIIb
Star Color Orange (B-V 1.14)
Distance 148.2 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 16m 30.1s
Dec +33° 03' 41.0"
Constellation Com
HR 4668
HIP 59856
Variable ID Var?

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.3″
Position Angle 172°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer CHR 37

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 172° A (5.0) B (7.0)

Sep: 0.3″ · PA: 172° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Delta Sct amp. 0.04B.
1300d, K 6.8k/s, V0 -41.5k/s, asini 116. Unresolved by speckle interferometry 1980.47.
Wolf 630 group.

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