HIP 8998
HIP 8998
DoubleStar
Cet
Visible
Level 5
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.01
Spectral Type
F7V+G0V
Star Color
Yellow
(B-V 0.56)
Distance
130 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
01h 55m 53.8s
Dec
+01° 50' 59.0"
Constellation
Cet
HR
560
HIP
8998
Double Cat
1538
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.6″
Companion Mag
6.8
Companion Sp
F7V
Position Angle
80°
Star Colors
A: Yellow
B: Yellow
Discoverer
STF 186
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.6″ · PA: 80° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
6.76 F7, 6.76 G0, 170.3y, a = 1.05". Alternate orbit 158.4y, a = 1.00". Masses 1.34 and 1.29 solar. Combined mag. and | colors.
0.024".
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