HIP 17776
HIP 17776
DoubleStar
Tau
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.45
Spectral Type
B8V
Star Color
Blue-white
(B-V -0.07)
Position & Identifiers
RA
03h 48m 20.9s
Dec
+23° 25' 16.0"
Constellation
Tau
HR
1172
HIP
17776
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Multiple Star System
Separation
176.6″
Companion Mag
14.1
Position Angle
298°
Star Colors
A: Blue-white
Discoverer
HL 25
Eyepiece View
32x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 1.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 176.6″ · PA: 298° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Pleiades cluster; Mel 22 #1823.
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