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HIP 20804

HIP 20804 DoubleStar Tau Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.88
Spectral Type B8IV
Star Color White (B-V 0.05)
Distance 1087.2 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 27m 28.8s
Dec +11° 12' 45.0"
Constellation Tau
HR 1402
HIP 20804
Double Cat 3228

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.1″
Companion Mag 7.9
Position Angle 69°
Star Colors A: White
Discoverer BU 1186

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 69° A (5.9) B (7.9)

Sep: 0.1″ · PA: 69° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

Period possibly 19.83d or 20.43d.

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