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Beta Phe

HIP 5165; Beta Phe DoubleStar Phoenix (Phe) Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 3.31
Spectral Type G8III
Star Color Orange (B-V 0.89)
Distance 27,180 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 01h 06m 05.0s
Dec -46° 43' 07.0"
Constellation Phoenix (Phe)
HR 322
HIP 5165
Bayer Beta

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.7″
Companion Mag 4.2
Position Angle 67°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer SLR 1

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 67° A (3.3) B (4.2)

Sep: 0.7″ · PA: 67° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Mag. and color blend of close pair 4.2, 4.2v. C, 11.5v at 57".
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