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HIP 60729

HIP 60729 DoubleStar Cen Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.26
Spectral Type G3-5V
Star Color Orange (B-V 0.68)
Distance 81.5 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 26m 48.2s
Dec -48° 54' 48.0"
Constellation Cen
HR 4734
HIP 60729

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Multiple Star System

Separation 532.2″
Companion Mag 10.7
Position Angle 294°
Star Colors A: Orange B: Red
Discoverer WIS 202

Eyepiece View

15x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 3.3°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 294° A (6.3) B (10.7)

Sep: 532.2″ · PA: 294° · N up, E left

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

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Spectral Classification

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Stellar Notes

Faint CPM at 542" S. prec.
Sigma Pup group.
Xi UMa B has low lithium abundance while its companion has high.

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