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80 Tau

Observable Double Star Fair (21/100)

Sep: 1.3", Companion: mag 8.1

HIP 20995; 80 Tau DoubleStar Tau Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.58
Spectral Type F0V
Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.32)
Distance 105.2 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 30m 08.6s
Dec +15° 38' 17.0"
Constellation Tau
HR 1422
HIP 20995
Flamsteed 80 Tau
Double Cat 3264

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Multiple Star System

Separation 1.3″
Companion Mag 8.1
Companion Sp G0V
Position Angle 17°
Star Colors A: Yellow-white B: Yellow
Discoverer STF 554

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 17° A (5.6) B (8.1)

Sep: 1.3″ · PA: 17° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

5.7 F0V, 7.98 G2V, 189.5y, a = 1.01" (alternates 180.0y, a = 1.00"; 170y, a = 1.029"). Combined mass 2.82 solar. | Speckle interferometric sep. 1.300" (1980.94).
ADS 3264A, 30.5d.
In Hyades cluster; Mel 25 #80.
0.022".

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