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V831 Cen

HIP 64425 Star Cen Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4")
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.60
Spectral Type B8V
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.08)
Distance 233.0 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 12m 17.4s
Dec -59° 55' 15.0"
Constellation Cen
HR 4975
HIP 64425
Variable ID V831 Cen

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Multiple Star System

Components 4
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.0″
Companion Mag 6.0
Position Angle 29°
Star Colors A: Blue-white
Discoverer SEE 170

Eyepiece View

15x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 3.3°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 29° A (4.6) B (6.0)

Sep: 0.0″ · PA: 29° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

4.54 - 4.65V, combined light of 5.2, 5.8, sep. 0.3". Uncertain which component is variable.
AB 5.0 B8V, 5.7 B9V, 27.0y, a = 0.185". Combined mag., colors. C, 8.4v at 2" physical.
Primary component of visual double.

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