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Omega Leo

HIP 46454; Omega Leo; 2 Leo DoubleStar Leo Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.41
Spectral Type F9V
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.60)
Distance 96 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 09h 28m 27.5s
Dec +09° 03' 24.0"
Constellation Leo
HR 3754
HIP 46454
Bayer Omega
Flamsteed 2 Leo
Double Cat 7390

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.9″
Companion Mag 7.3
Position Angle 118°
Star Colors A: Yellow B: Orange
Discoverer STF1356

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 118° A (5.4) B (7.3)

Sep: 0.9″ · PA: 118° · N up, E left

Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″

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Stellar Notes

5.87 dF8, 6.53, 116.85y, a = 0.875" or 118.227y, a = 0.880".
116.85y D, K 2.2k/s, V0 -6.0k/s, asini 1070. Orbit questioned by Morbey and Griffin (1987, ApJ, 317, 343).
0.024".

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