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46 Tau

HIP 19719; 46 Tau DoubleStar Tau Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.29
Spectral Type F2V+F5V
Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.36)
Distance 109 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 13m 33.1s
Dec +07° 42' 58.0"
Constellation Tau
HR 1309
HIP 19719
Flamsteed 46 Tau
Double Cat 3064

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Multiple Star System

Separation 0.1″
Companion Mag 6.7
Companion Sp F5V
Position Angle 283°
Star Colors A: Yellow-white B: Yellow-white
Discoverer A 1938

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Stellar Notes

6.0 F2V, 6.1 F3V, 7.18y, a = 0.135". Resolved by speckle interferometry 1983.93, sep. 0.09".
0.024".

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