See HR 6084
HIP 81266; Tau Sco; 23 Sco
Physical Properties
Magnitude
2.82
Spectral Type
B0IV
Star Color
Blue
(B-V -0.25)
Distance
447 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
16h 35m 53.0s
Dec
-28° 12' 58.0"
Constellation
Scorpius
(Sco)
HR
6165
HIP
81266
Bayer
Tau
Flamsteed
23 Sco
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Color excess E(B-V) = +0.06.
Sco OB2; Sco-Cen cluster; Sco-Cen assoc.; upper Sco region. Faint HII region surrounds star. Member of Pleiades group.
Spectra indicate high velocity stellar wind. Lyman beta observed from COPERNICUS. High resolution UV spectrum | obtained from COPERNICUS. Large amount of atomic hydrogen, but only small amount of molecular hydrogen in line of sight.
See HR 6084.
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