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HIP 17847; 27 Tau
HIP 17847; 27 Tau
DoubleStar
Tau
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
3.63
Range
3.63 - 3.64
Period
2.427 days
Variable Type
Slowly Pulsating B Star
Spectral Type
B7III
Star Color
Blue-white
(B-V -0.09)
Distance
398.8 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
03h 49m 09.7s
Dec
+24° 03' 12.0"
Constellation
Tau
HR
1178
HIP
17847
Flamsteed
27 Tau
Double Cat
2786
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
A
Separation
95.1″
Companion Mag
13.2
Position Angle
286°
Star Colors
A: Blue-white
B: Yellow-white
Discoverer
HL 29
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 95.1″ · PA: 286° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Component A SB, 4.1, 5.6, sep. 0.006" and 0.019". B, 6.8v at 0.4".
ADS 2786A, 1254.68d, K 14.5k/s, V0 -0.4k/s, asini 248. Unresolved by speckle interferometry 1981.68.
Pleiades cluster; Mel 22 #2168.
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