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7 Tau

HIP 16664; 7 Tau DoubleStar Tau Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.92
Spectral Type A3V+A3V
Star Color White (B-V 0.13)
Distance 543.6 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 03h 34m 26.6s
Dec +24° 27' 52.0"
Constellation Tau
HR 1086
HIP 16664
Flamsteed 7 Tau
Double Cat 2616

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.8″
Companion Mag 6.9
Companion Sp A3V
Position Angle 349°
Star Colors A: White B: White
Discoverer STF 412

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 349° A (5.9) B (6.9)

Sep: 0.8″ · PA: 349° · N up, E left

Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″

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Stellar Notes

AB 6.6 A3V, 6.7 A3V, 568.22y, a = 0.650" or 600y, a = 0.719". Combined mag., colors. C, 9.9v at 22" physical.
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