48 Tau
HIP 19877; 48 Tau
DoubleStar
Tau
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.32
Spectral Type
F5V
Star Color
Yellow-white
(B-V 0.40)
Position & Identifiers
RA
04h 15m 46.3s
Dec
+15° 24' 02.0"
Constellation
Tau
HR
1319
HIP
19877
Flamsteed
48 Tau
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AC
Separation
135.5″
Companion Mag
12.8
Position Angle
27°
Star Colors
A: Yellow-white
Discoverer
BUP 51
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 135.5″ · PA: 27° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
In Taurus cluster; Mel 25 #20; the Hyades.
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