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HR 4729

HR 4729 DoubleStar Cru Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.86
Spectral Type B4IV
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.12)

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 26m 30.9s
Dec -63° 07' 21.0"
Constellation Cru
HR 4729

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AB
Separation 2.4″
Companion Mag 10.5
Position Angle 53°
Star Colors A: Blue-white

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 53° A (4.9) B (10.5)

Sep: 2.4″ · PA: 53° · N up, E left

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

Stellar Lifecycle

Spectral Classification

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Stellar Notes

Component C of triple system with HR 4730-4731, at 90" CPM.
1.225155d, K 43.1k/s, V0 +8.4k/s, asini 0.726.
Sco-Cen assoc.

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