Tau Vir
HIP 68520; Tau Vir; 93 Vir
DoubleStar
Vir
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.26
Spectral Type
A3V
Star Color
White
(B-V 0.10)
Distance
135.9 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
14h 01m 38.8s
Dec
+01° 32' 40.0"
Constellation
Vir
HR
5264
HIP
68520
Bayer
Tau
Flamsteed
93 Vir
Double Cat
9085
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AB
Separation
82.3″
Companion Mag
9.4
Position Angle
291°
Star Colors
A: White
Discoverer
SHJ 171
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 82.3″ · PA: 291° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
B is G type, optical.
UMa stream.
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