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HIP 66438

HIP 66438 DoubleStar Centaurus (Cen) Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.63
Spectral Type F6V
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.50)
Distance 102 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 37m 12.2s
Dec -61° 41' 31.0"
Constellation Centaurus (Cen)
HR 5113
HIP 66438

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.4″
Companion Mag 7.2
Position Angle 142°
Star Colors A: Yellow B: Orange
Discoverer I 365

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 142° A (5.6) B (7.2)

Sep: 0.4″ · PA: 142° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

AB 6.2 F6V, 6.5, 34.969y, a = 0.463". Combined mag., color.

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