HIP 59950
HIP 59950
DoubleStar
Cen
Visible
Level 5
Expert level - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.15
Spectral Type
A0V
Star Color
White
(B-V 0.01)
Distance
815.4 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
12h 17m 47.3s
Dec
-36° 05' 38.0"
Constellation
Cen
HR
4675
HIP
59950
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.4″
Companion Mag
7.0
Position Angle
167°
Star Colors
A: White
B: Yellow-white
Discoverer
R 193
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.4″ · PA: 167° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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