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HIP 24786 — Star in Lepus

Magnitude 6.0m Star Lepus (Lep) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.96
Spectral Type G0V
Star Color Yellow (B-V 0.58)
Distance 50 ly

2Position & Identifiers

RA 05h 18m 50.4s
Dec -18° 07' 48.0"
Constellation Lepus (Lep)
HR 1747
HIP 24786
HD 34721
SAO 150326
Double Cat 3899
SIMBAD

3How easy to spot?

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Equipment Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
Naked eye Hard+ Hard V. hard+
50mm finder Easy Easy Easy
150mm scope Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

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

4Visibility

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Best season Nov – Jan (peak: Dec)

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14Stellar Notes

Component B optical.
ADS 3899A.
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Relativistic Travel

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Hard
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Easy
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Easy
Hot blue O-type star
Star mag 4.29 5.0° Lepus
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NGC 1904
Easy
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Globular Cluster mag 8.0 6.5° Lepus
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