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HIP 24820

HIP 24820 DoubleStar Tau Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.08
Spectral Type G8II-III+G1IV-V
Star Color Orange (B-V 1.01)
Distance 217.4 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 05h 19m 14.7s
Dec +20° 08' 05.0"
Constellation Tau
HR 1741
HIP 24820
Double Cat 3894

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Multiple Star System

Separation 9.1″
Companion Mag 9.7
Position Angle 203°
Star Colors A: Orange
Discoverer STF 680

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 203° A (6.1) B (9.7)

Sep: 9.1″ · PA: 203° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

CPM. Companion 9.64V, +0.76(B-V), +0.19(U-B), G1IV-V.

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