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HIP 60170

HIP 60170 DoubleStar Com Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.54
Spectral Type K2III-IV
Star Color Orange (B-V 1.09)

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 20m 19.7s
Dec +26° 37' 10.0"
Constellation Com
HR 4693
HIP 60170

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Multiple Star System

Separation 42.7″
Companion Mag 14.6
Companion Sp L?
Position Angle 187°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer PIN 6

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 187° A (5.5) B (14.6)

Sep: 42.7″ · PA: 187° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Period either very long or about 1y. However, early orbit by Fehrenbach, 0.49116d, K 36.6k/s, V0 -17k/s, asini | 0.236.
Mel 111 #71 (Coma).

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