Tau CrB
HIP 79119; Tau CrB; 16 CrB
DoubleStar
CrB
Visible
Level 6
Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.76
Spectral Type
K1-III-IV
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 1.01)
Distance
105.2 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
16h 08m 58.3s
Dec
+36° 29' 27.0"
Constellation
CrB
HR
6018
HIP
79119
Bayer
Tau
Flamsteed
16 CrB
Double Cat
9939
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Multiple Star System
Separation
1.7″
Companion Mag
13.2
Position Angle
206°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
BU 1087
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 1.7″ · PA: 206° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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