40 Sex
HIP 52913; 40 Sex
DoubleStar
Sextans
(Sex)
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.61
Spectral Type
A2IV
Star Color
Yellow-white
(B-V 0.22)
Distance
297 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
10h 49m 17.3s
Dec
-04° 01' 27.0"
Constellation
Sextans
(Sex)
HR
4229
HIP
52913
Flamsteed
40 Sex
Double Cat
7936
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Multiple Star System
Separation
2.5″
Companion Mag
7.8
Position Angle
17°
Star Colors
A: Yellow-white
B: Yellow-white
Discoverer
STF1476
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 2.5″ · PA: 17° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 2.3″
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