Tau Hyi
HIP 7879; Tau1 Hyi
HIP 7879; Tau1 Hyi
DoubleStar
Hyi
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.33
Spectral Type
G6-8III
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 0.94)
Position & Identifiers
RA
01h 41m 21.3s
Dec
-79° 08' 54.0"
Constellation
Hyi
HR
516
HIP
7879
Bayer
Tau1
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Multiple Star System
Separation
15.9″
Companion Mag
12.2
Position Angle
350°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
HJ 3467
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 15.9″ · PA: 350° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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