HIP 63945
HIP 63945
DoubleStar
Cen
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.71
Spectral Type
B5V
Star Color
Blue-white
(B-V -0.14)
Position & Identifiers
RA
13h 06m 16.7s
Dec
-48° 27' 49.0"
Constellation
Cen
HR
4940
HIP
63945
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Multiple Star System
Separation
11.6″
Companion Mag
10.8
Position Angle
78°
Star Colors
A: Blue-white
Discoverer
HJ 4567
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 11.6″ · PA: 78° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Companion K0Ve, high lithium abundance.
Sco-Cen cluster; lower Cen group of Sco-Cen assoc.; member of Sco-Cen assoc.; member of Pleiades group.
Secondary component +10k/s.
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