HU Tau
Excellent (66/100)
HIP 21604
VariableStar
Taurus
(Tau)
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.92
Range
5.85 - 6.68
Period
2.1 days
Variable Type
Eclipsing Binary (Algol-type)
Spectral Type
B8V
Star Color
Blue-white
(B-V -0.05)
Position & Identifiers
RA
04h 38m 15.8s
Dec
+20° 41' 05.0"
Constellation
Taurus
(Tau)
HR
1471
HIP
21604
Variable ID
HU Tau
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Stellar Notes
EA 5.92 - 6.7V, 2.056302d, period possibly variable.
6.0, 7.5v, sep. 0.0004", 2.0563d, K 65.4k/s, V0 -2.3k/s, asini 1.85. Masses 4 and 1.2 solar.
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