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Tau CrB

HIP 79119; Tau CrB; 16 CrB DoubleStar CrB Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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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
N E 206° A (4.8) B (13.2)

Sep: 1.7″ · PA: 206° · N up, E left

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

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