When is the best time to observe HIP 70054?

HIP 70054 is best observed from March through May, with peak visibility during April when it transits around midnight in the Northern Hemisphere.

Where is HIP 70054 located in the sky?

HIP 70054 lies in the constellation Lupus at right ascension 14h 20m and declination -43° 04′.

What telescope do I need to split HIP 70054?

Splitting HIP 70054 requires an aperture of roughly 100 mm or larger — the components are separated by about 3.5″ at magnitudes near 5.6. Larger apertures and steady seeing help resolve the pair cleanly.

HIP 70054 — Double Star in Lupus

Observable Double Star Good (53/100)

Sep: 3.5", Companion: mag 7.9

Magnitude 5.6^m DoubleStar Lupus (Lup) Visible

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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.56

Spectral Type G8III giant

Star Color Orange (B-V 0.92)

2Position & Identifiers

RA 14h 20m 09.7s

Dec -43° 03' 32.0"

Constellation Lupus (Lup)

HR 5362

HIP 70054

HD 125383

SAO 224838

SIMBAD

3How easy to split?

Primary 5.6 mag Companion 7.9 mag Separation 3.5″

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

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

Separation 3.5″

Companion Mag 7.9

Position Angle 301°

Star Colors A: Orange

Discoverer HJ 4672

Separation over time

Measured 1837 → 2016 (179 y)

Separation drift 3.0" → 3.5" (+0.50")

Rate +0.0028" / y

PA drift 302° → 301° (-1°, -0.006°/y)

Essentially fixed on human timescales — the same view your grandchildren will see.

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.