When is the best time to observe HIP 63822?

HIP 63822 is best observed from March through May, with peak visibility during April when it transits around midnight in the Northern Hemisphere.

Where is HIP 63822 located in the sky?

HIP 63822 lies in the constellation Ursa Minor at right ascension 13h 05m and declination +73° 02′.

What telescope do I need to split HIP 63822?

Splitting HIP 63822 requires an aperture of roughly 150 mm or larger — the components are separated by about 1.3″ at magnitudes near 6.3. Larger apertures and steady seeing help resolve the pair cleanly.

HIP 63822 — Double Star in Ursa Minor

Magnitude 6.3^m DoubleStar Ursa Minor (UMi) Visible

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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.31

Spectral Type F0V

Distance 466 ly

2Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 04m 49.7s

Dec +73° 01' 31.0"

Constellation Ursa Minor (UMi)

HR 4950

HIP 63822

HD 113889

SAO 7741

Double Cat 8772

SIMBAD

3How easy to split?

Primary 6.3 mag Companion 8.5 mag Separation 1.3″

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Telescope	Bortle 3	Bortle 4	Bortle 5
80 mm refractor 80mm refr.	V. hard+	V. hard+	V. hard+
150 mm Newton 150mm Newt.	Hard+	Hard+	Hard+
Celestron C8 (203 mm SCT) C8 203mm	Medium	Medium	Medium

Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

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

4Visibility

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Best season Mar – May (peak: Apr)

5Multiple Star System Triple

Components 3 (triple)

Component IDs AB

Separation 1.3″

Companion Mag 8.4

Position Angle 266°

Discoverer BU 799

Separation over time

Measured 1881 → 2023 (142 y)

Separation drift 0.60" → 1.3" (+0.70")

Rate +0.0049" / y

PA drift 239° → 266° (+27°, +0.190°/y)

Slow change over generations — observable in lifetime comparisons.

Measured from the WDS observational archive. No orbital solution has been derived — most likely the period is too long to fit an orbit to the available measurement arc.