HIP 50870
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.54
Spectral Type
F6V
Star Color
Yellow
(B-V 0.46)
Distance
466 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
10h 23m 14.6s
Dec
+05° 41' 39.0"
Constellation
Sextans
(Sex)
HR
4079
HIP
50870
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Multiple Star System B: optical
Separation
63.7″
Companion Mag
10.4
Position Angle
13°
Star Colors
A: Yellow
Discoverer
SHJ 115
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 63.7″ · PA: 13° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 2.3″
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