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HIP 114254 — Double Star in Sculptor

Magnitude 5.6m DoubleStar Sculptor (Scl) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.60
Spectral Type G9III giant
Star Color Orange (B-V 0.88)

2Position & Identifiers

RA 23h 08m 21.0s
Dec -28° 49' 24.0"
Constellation Sculptor (Scl)
HR 8802
HIP 114254
HD 218434
SAO 191674

3How easy to split?

Primary 5.6 mag Companion 8.2 mag Separation 0.4″
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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard V. hard V. hard
150mm Newt. V. hard V. hard V. hard
C8 203mm V. hard V. hard V. hard
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

To reach "Medium" at Bortle 3, you'd need at least a 750 mm reflector.

4Visibility

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Best season Aug – Oct (peak: Sep)

5Multiple Star System

Separation 0.4″
Companion Mag 8.2
Position Angle 138°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer HDS3295

Separation over time

Period: 60.9 y Eccentricity: 0.227 Now: 0.37", PA 144° -0.01" in 5 years
0.00" 0.11" 0.22" 0.33" 0.43" 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 0.37"

Apparent separation over time, computed from ORB6 orbital elements. Steep curves indicate fast-changing pairs — catch them while they're splittable.

Eyepiece View

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80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 138°

A: 5.6 · B: 8.2 · Sep: 0.4″ · PA: 138° · N up, E right

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

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