Phi Eri
HIP 10602; Phi Eri
DoubleStar
Eridanus
(Eri)
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
3.56
Spectral Type
B6V
Star Color
Blue-white
(B-V -0.12)
Distance
154 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
02h 16m 30.6s
Dec
-51° 30' 44.0"
Constellation
Eridanus
(Eri)
HR
674
HIP
10602
Bayer
Phi
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Multiple Star System B: optical
Separation
89.1″
Companion Mag
9.3
Companion Sp
F4V
Position Angle
224°
Star Colors
A: Blue-white
B: Yellow-white
Discoverer
DUN 6
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 89.1″ · PA: 224° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 2.3″
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Stellar Notes
Companion G2V?
Color excess E(B-V) = 0.00
Pleiades group.
Neutral carbon continuum shows discontinuities in UV.
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