HIP 66438
HIP 66438
DoubleStar
Cen
Visible
Level 5
Expert level - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.63
Spectral Type
F6V
Star Color
Yellow
(B-V 0.50)
Distance
102 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
13h 37m 12.2s
Dec
-61° 41' 31.0"
Constellation
Cen
HR
5113
HIP
66438
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AB
Separation
0.4″
Companion Mag
7.2
Position Angle
142°
Star Colors
A: Yellow
B: Orange
Discoverer
I 365
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.4″ · PA: 142° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
AB 6.2 F6V, 6.5, 34.969y, a = 0.463". Combined mag., color.
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