5 Tauri
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Right ascension | 03h 30m 52.37s |
| Declination | +12° 56′ 12.1″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.14 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K0II-III |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 360 ly (110.43 pc) |
| Details | |
| 5 Tauri A | |
| Mass | 4.0+0.7 −0.7[1] M☉ |
| 5 Tauri B | |
| Mass | 1.13 ± 0.13 M☉ |
| Other designations | |
5 Tauri (5 Tau) is a star in the constellation Taurus. 5 Tauri is an orange K-type giant, a spectroscopic binary, with an apparent magnitude of +4.14. It is approximately 360 light years from Earth.
[edit] References
- ^ Pourbaix, D.; Boffin, H. M. J. (February 2003), "Reprocessing the Hipparcos Intermediate Astrometric Data of spectroscopic binaries. II. Systems with a giant component", Astronomy and Astrophysics 398: 1163–1177, Bibcode 2003A&A...398.1163P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021736
[edit] External links
- "HD 21754 -- Spectroscopic binary". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/sim-id.pl?protocol=html&Ident=5+tauri. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
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