62 Tau
HIP 20533; 62 Tau
DoubleStar
Tau
Visible
Level 2
Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.36
Spectral Type
B3V
Star Color
Yellow-white
(B-V 0.17)
Position & Identifiers
RA
04h 23m 59.8s
Dec
+24° 18' 04.0"
Constellation
Tau
HR
1378
HIP
20533
Flamsteed
62 Tau
Double Cat
3179
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Multiple Star System
Components
4
Component IDs
AB
Separation
29.1″
Companion Mag
7.9
Companion Sp
A1V
Position Angle
291°
Star Colors
A: Yellow-white
B: White
Discoverer
STF 534
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 29.1″ · PA: 291° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Spectral Classification
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Stellar Notes
AB CPM. B is A0. Component A suspected occultation double.
ADS 3179B, +17.1k/s.
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