HIP 25950
Excellent (67/100)
HIP 25950
DoubleStar
Tau
Visible
Level 2
Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.46
Spectral Type
B7IIIe
Star Color
Blue-white
(B-V -0.04)
Distance
362 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
05h 32m 14.2s
Dec
+17° 03' 29.0"
Constellation
Tau
HR
1847
HIP
25950
Double Cat
4131
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Multiple Star System
Separation
9.7″
Companion Mag
6.4
Position Angle
141°
Star Colors
A: Blue-white
Discoverer
STF 730
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 9.7″ · PA: 141° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Companion is B7IV, vsini 291k/s, optical.
ADS 4131A.
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