HX Vel
HIP 42712
DoubleStar
Vel
Visible
Level 5
Expert level - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.51
Range
5.46 - 5.51
Period
27.0 hours
Variable Type
Eclipsing Binary (Beta Lyrae-type)
Spectral Type
B1.5Vn
Star Color
Blue
(B-V -0.18)
Position & Identifiers
RA
08h 42m 16.0s
Dec
-48° 05' 57.0"
Constellation
Vel
HR
3462
HIP
42712
Variable ID
HX Vel
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Light Curve
Multiple Star System
Separation
0.5″
Companion Mag
8.3
Position Angle
310°
Star Colors
A: Blue
B: Yellow-white
Discoverer
RST5304
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.5″ · PA: 310° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Amp. 0.037b, 0.563d.
In cluster IC 2395 #1; Sco-Cen assoc.
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