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HIP 50954 — Star in Carina

Magnitude 4.0m Star Carina (Car) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.00
Spectral Type F2IV subgiant
Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.35)
Distance 38 ly

2Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 24m 23.7s
Dec -74° 01' 54.0"
Constellation Carina (Car)
HR 4102
HIP 50954
HD 90589
SAO 256710
SIMBAD

3How easy to spot?

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Equipment Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
Naked eye Easy Medium+ Medium
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 Jan – Mar (peak: Feb)

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
Open cluster
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