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HIP 72800

HIP 72800 DoubleStar Cen Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.03
Spectral Type B7IIIp
Star Color Blue (B-V -0.16)

Position & Identifiers

RA 14h 52m 51.1s
Dec -37° 48' 12.0"
Constellation Cen
HR 5543
HIP 72800

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Multiple Star System

Separation 1.0″
Companion Mag 9.4
Position Angle 161°
Star Colors A: Blue B: Yellow
Discoverer SHT 57

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 161° A (5.0) B (9.4)

Sep: 1.0″ · PA: 161° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Sco-Cen assoc.; member of Pleiades group.

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