Tau Scl
HIP 7463; Tau Scl
DoubleStar
Scl
Visible
Level 5
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.69
Spectral Type
F2V
Star Color
Yellow-white
(B-V 0.33)
Distance
130.5 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
01h 36m 08.4s
Dec
-29° 54' 27.0"
Constellation
Scl
HR
462
HIP
7463
Bayer
Tau
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.8″
Companion Mag
7.3
Position Angle
205°
Star Colors
A: Yellow-white
B: Yellow
Discoverer
HJ 3447
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.8″ · PA: 205° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
6.0 F3V, 7.1, probably combined mag. and color.
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