HIP 17058
HIP 17058
DoubleStar
Tau
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.16
Spectral Type
K0III
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 1.00)
Position & Identifiers
RA
03h 39m 25.7s
Dec
+16° 32' 12.0"
Constellation
Tau
HR
1110
HIP
17058
Double Cat
2661
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
O
Separation
34.8″
Companion Mag
13.6
Position Angle
155°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
HJ 3250
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 34.8″ · PA: 155° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
ADS 2661A, occultation double?, 7.1, 7.1v, sep. 0.3". Component B, 11.8v at 36" optical.
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