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HIP 40941

HIP 40941 DoubleStar Hya Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.50
Spectral Type A2Vpn:EuSrCr:Si
Star Color White (B-V 0.02)
Distance 362 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 08h 21m 20.2s
Dec -01° 36' 08.0"
Constellation Hya
HR 3278
HIP 40941
Double Cat 6762

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.5″
Companion Mag 7.9
Position Angle 312°
Star Colors A: White B: Yellow-white
Discoverer STF1216

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 312° A (6.5) B (7.9)

Sep: 0.5″ · PA: 312° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

7.1 A, 7.4, 435y, a = 0.654" or 241.4y, a = 0.569".

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