HIP 51523
Good (56/100)
HIP 51523
DoubleStar
Vel
Visible
Level 2
Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.89
Spectral Type
F6V
Star Color
Yellow
(B-V 0.50)
Distance
65 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
10h 31m 21.8s
Dec
-53° 42' 56.0"
Constellation
Vel
HR
4134
HIP
51523
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Multiple Star System B: optical
Separation
80.9″
Companion Mag
8.6
Companion Sp
M5/6
Position Angle
104°
Star Colors
A: Yellow
B: Red
Discoverer
HJ 4329
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 80.9″ · PA: 104° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Companion K5, optical.
Called Y Argus in Velis by Lacaille 1763. Not the var. Y Vel.
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