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HIP 26616

HIP 26616 DoubleStar Tau Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.34
Spectral Type A1Vn
Star Color White (B-V 0.06)

Position & Identifiers

RA 05h 39m 27.0s
Dec +21° 45' 46.0"
Constellation Tau
HR 1929
HIP 26616

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.1″
Companion Mag 7.1
Position Angle 184°
Star Colors A: White
Discoverer OCC 41

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 184° A (6.3) B (7.1)

Sep: 0.1″ · PA: 184° · N up, E left

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

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