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11 Tau

HIP 17181; 11 Tau DoubleStar Tau Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.11
Spectral Type A2IV
Star Color White (B-V 0.06)

Position & Identifiers

RA 03h 40m 46.3s
Dec +25° 19' 46.0"
Constellation Tau
HR 1118
HIP 17181
Flamsteed 11 Tau

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Multiple Star System

Separation 73.8″
Companion Mag 10.9
Position Angle 357°
Star Colors A: White B: Yellow-white
Discoverer STU 16

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E A (6.1) B (10.9)

Sep: 73.8″ · PA: 357° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

20.4870d, K 34.2k/s, V0 -5.2k/s, asini 7.63; 6.3, 8.3v, sep. 0.0004".
Not a member of the Pleiades.

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