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HIP 15850

HIP 15850 DoubleStar Tau Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.04
Spectral Type K0III-IV
Star Color Red (B-V 1.23)

Position & Identifiers

RA 03h 24m 10.1s
Dec +12° 37' 46.0"
Constellation Tau
HR 1028
HIP 15850

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.1″
Companion Mag 6.8
Position Angle -1°
Star Colors A: Red
Discoverer OCC1020

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E A (6.0) B (6.8)

Sep: 0.1″ · PA: -1° · N up, E left

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

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