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HIP 53257

HIP 53257 DoubleStar Ursa Major (UMa) Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.93
Spectral Type G9IV
Star Color Orange (B-V 0.99)
Distance 112 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 53m 30.7s
Dec +69° 51' 14.0"
Constellation Ursa Major (UMa)
HR 4243
HIP 53257

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Multiple Star System

Components 4
Component IDs AB
Separation 208.6″
Companion Mag 9.2
Position Angle 58°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer ENG 44

Eyepiece View

32x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 1.6°
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N E 58° A (5.9) B (9.2)

Sep: 208.6″ · PA: 58° · N up, E left

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

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