HIP 42455
HIP 42455
DoubleStar
Pyx
Visible
Level 5
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.13
Spectral Type
F1IV
Star Color
Yellow-white
(B-V 0.42)
Distance
136 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
08h 39m 22.1s
Dec
-36° 36' 25.0"
Constellation
Pyx
HR
3434
HIP
42455
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Multiple Star System
Separation
1.0″
Companion Mag
7.9
Position Angle
241°
Star Colors
A: Yellow-white
B: Yellow
Discoverer
I 314
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 1.0″ · PA: 241° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
6.5 F3IV, 7.6 F6V, 66.5y, a = 0.527". Combined mag., color.
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