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HIP 63945

HIP 63945 DoubleStar Cen Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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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
N E 78° A (4.7) B (10.8)

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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