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Old 04-09-2012, 11:51 PM
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Find this Star

Hi all,

I'm trying to locate a Star in Crux at RA 12h 28m 39s Dec -59deg 14'

The Star has just been renamed by the International Star Registry in the name of my son's school and year level, but I can't find it in my star catalogue. I can get close, but not close enough.

I'm guessing the star is dimmer than mag 13, which is the limit of my catalogue.

If somebody could identify it, and it's size, distance, mag, etc, I'd like to kit up to find it myself.

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Paul
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