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HIP 66236

HIP 66236 DoubleStar Cen Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.33
Spectral Type B8III
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.05)

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 34m 28.9s
Dec -48° 16' 20.0"
Constellation Cen
HR 5103
HIP 66236

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.2″
Companion Mag 8.4
Position Angle 145°
Star Colors A: Blue-white B: Yellow-white
Discoverer RST4985

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 145° A (6.3) B (8.4)

Sep: 0.2″ · PA: 145° · N up, E left

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

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