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Iota Sculptoris — Star in Sculptor

Magnitude 5.2m Star Sculptor (Scl) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.18
Spectral Type G5III giant
Star Color Orange (B-V 1.00)
Distance 121 ly

2Position & Identifiers

RA 00h 21m 31.2s
Dec -28° 58' 54.0"
Constellation Sculptor (Scl)
HR 84
HIP 1708
HD 1737
SAO 166207
Bayer Iota
SIMBAD

3How easy to spot?

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Equipment Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
Naked eye Medium Hard+ 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 Aug – Oct (peak: Sep)

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Spectral Classification

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Stellar Lifecycle

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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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Hard+
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Medium+
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Galaxy mag 11.1 3.0° Sculptor
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Easy
Cool red giant
Star mag 4.81 4.3° Sculptor
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Easy
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Globular Cluster mag 8.1 7.3° Sculptor
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Easy
Semi-regular variable, range 5.0–6.9
Variable Star mag 5.12 8.9° Cetus
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