132 Tau
HIP 27468; 132 Tau
DoubleStar
Taurus
(Tau)
Visible
Level 4
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.86
Spectral Type
G8III
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 1.01)
Distance
652 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
05h 49m 01.0s
Dec
+24° 34' 03.0"
Constellation
Taurus
(Tau)
HR
2002
HIP
27468
Flamsteed
132 Tau
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Multiple Star System
Separation
3.8″
Companion Mag
9.1
Position Angle
230°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
HDS 782
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 3.8″ · PA: 230° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 2.3″
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