61 Cet
HIP 9631; 61 Cet
DoubleStar
Cet
Visible
Level 2
Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.93
Spectral Type
G5II-III+G5V
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 0.88)
Position & Identifiers
RA
02h 03m 48.2s
Dec
-00° 20' 25.0"
Constellation
Cet
HR
610
HIP
9631
Flamsteed
61 Cet
Double Cat
1634
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AB
Separation
43.1″
Companion Mag
10.8
Companion Sp
G5V
Position Angle
194°
Star Colors
A: Orange
B: Orange
Discoverer
H 5 102
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 43.1″ · PA: 194° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
ADS 1634AB CPM. B, G5V; C at 83" optical.
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