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HIP 30352 — Double Star in Pictor

Magnitude 6.3m DoubleStar Pictor (Pic) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.27
Spectral Type M1III giant
Star Color Red (B-V 1.60)

2Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 23m 01.3s
Dec -63° 40' 59.0"
Constellation Pictor (Pic)
HR 2337
HIP 30352
HD 45461
SAO 249531
SIMBAD

3How easy to split?

Primary 6.3 mag Companion 11.5 mag Separation 0.6″
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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

Out of reach for typical amateur telescopes, even at Bortle 3.

4Visibility

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Best season Nov – Jan (peak: Dec)

5Multiple Star System

Separation 0.6″
Companion Mag 11.5
Position Angle 210°
Star Colors A: Red

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80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
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N E 210°

A: 6.3 · B: 11.5 · Sep: 0.6″ · PA: 210° · N up, E right

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

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Nearby in the Sky

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 2235
Hard
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.16 1.3° Dorado
NGC 2154
Hard+
Compact globular cluster
Globular Cluster mag 11.79 4.4° Dorado
NGC 2214
Medium+
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 11.0 4.7° Dorado
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