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HIP 19284

HIP 19284 DoubleStar Tau Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.89
Spectral Type K5IIIb
Star Color Red (B-V 1.50)
Distance 543.6 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 07m 59.4s
Dec +17° 20' 23.0"
Constellation Tau
HR 1280
HIP 19284
Double Cat 3006

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs O
Separation 4.8″
Companion Mag 9.7
Position Angle 327°
Star Colors A: Red
Discoverer STT 72

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 327° A (5.9) B (9.7)

Sep: 4.8″ · PA: 327° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Primary of ADS 3006 is occultation binary, sep. 0.05". Visual companion, 9.3v at 4.4", CPM.

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