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HIP 64623

HIP 64623 DoubleStar Cen Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.89
Spectral Type K1III
Star Color Orange (B-V 1.06)

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 14m 43.1s
Dec -48° 57' 24.0"
Constellation Cen
HR 4996
HIP 64623

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.6″
Companion Mag 9.7
Position Angle 326°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer HDS1855

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 326° A (5.9) B (9.7)

Sep: 0.6″ · PA: 326° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Eta Cep group.

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