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T Tau

HR 9132 DoubleStar Taurus (Tau) Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 9.30
Range 9.3 - 13.5
Period 2.8 days
Variable Type Classical T Tauri Star
Spectral Type G-M

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 21m 59.0s
Dec +19° 32' 06.0"
Constellation Taurus (Tau)
HR 9132
Variable ID T Tau

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Light Curve

Multiple Star System

Separation 0.7″
Companion Mag 8.1
Position Angle 191°
Discoverer GHE 6

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 191° A (9.3) B (8.1)

Sep: 0.7″ · PA: 191° · N up, E left

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

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Stellar Notes

T Tauri; T Tauri prototype; Young stellar object, irregular

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