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62 Tau

HIP 20533; 62 Tau DoubleStar Tau Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
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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
N E 291° A (6.4) B (7.9)

Sep: 29.1″ · PA: 291° · N up, E left

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

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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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