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114 Tau

HIP 25539; 114 Tau DoubleStar Tau Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.88
Spectral Type B2.5IV
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.15)

Position & Identifiers

RA 05h 27m 38.1s
Dec +21° 56' 13.0"
Constellation Tau
HR 1810
HIP 25539
Flamsteed 114 Tau
Double Cat 4048

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Multiple Star System

Components 5
Component IDs O
Separation 37.5″
Companion Mag 10.9
Position Angle 348°
Star Colors A: Blue-white
Discoverer HJ 365

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 348° A (4.9) B (10.9)

Sep: 37.5″ · PA: 348° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

ADS 4048A is occultation double, equal magnitudes, discovered during occultation of Feb. 26, 1901 by Innes. The three | visual companions: B, 12.39V at 38"; C, 11.55V at 59"; and D, 11.6 at 74" may all be CPM with A; however, B and C may | possibly be optical.
Cas-Tau OB1.

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