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133 Tau

HIP 27364; 133 Tau DoubleStar Tau Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.29
Spectral Type B2IV-V
Star Color Blue (B-V -0.17)

Position & Identifiers

RA 05h 47m 42.9s
Dec +13° 53' 59.0"
Constellation Tau
HR 1993
HIP 27364
Flamsteed 133 Tau
Double Cat 4381

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AC
Separation 18.0″
Companion Mag 12.2
Position Angle 298°
Star Colors A: Blue
Discoverer HJ 3279

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 298° A (5.3) B (12.2)

Sep: 18.0″ · PA: 298° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Component B optical.
Member of the local association (Pleiades group); Cas-Tau OB1.

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