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98 Tau

HIP 23088; 98 Tau DoubleStar Tau Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.81
Spectral Type A0V
Star Color White (B-V 0.00)

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 58m 09.4s
Dec +25° 03' 01.0"
Constellation Tau
HR 1590
HIP 23088
Flamsteed 98 Tau
Double Cat 3547

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Multiple Star System

Components 4
Component IDs AC
Separation 45.3″
Companion Mag 13.3
Position Angle 358°
Star Colors A: White B: Yellow-white
Discoverer BU 1390

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E A (5.8) B (13.3)

Sep: 45.3″ · PA: 358° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Component A suspected occultation double. Two visual companions.
Two determinations of vsini, 170 and 50k/s.

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