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HIP 53773 — Star in Vela

Magnitude 4.4m Star Vela (Vel) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.39
Spectral Type A3IV subgiant
Star Color White (B-V 0.11)
Distance 1,087 ly

2Position & Identifiers

RA 11h 00m 09.3s
Dec -42° 13' 33.0"
Constellation Vela (Vel)
HR 4293
HIP 53773
HD 95370
SAO 222487
SIMBAD

3How easy to spot?

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

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Stellar Absorption Spectrum

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
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