71 Tauri
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Taurus |
| Right ascension | 04h 26m 20.67s |
| Declination | +15° 37' 06" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.48 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | 1.10[1] |
| Distance | 156 ly (47.85 pc) |
| Spectral type | F0V |
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71 Tauri (71 Tau) is a faint star in the constellation Taurus. It is a yellow-white F-type main sequence star with an apparent magnitude of +4.48. It is approximately 156 light years from Earth.
This star has about 1.94 times the mass of the Sun. It has a projected rotational velocity of 192 km s–1, for an estimated rotation period of 14.2 years.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Pizzolato, N.; Maggio, A.; Sciortino, S. (September 2000), "Evolution of X-ray activity of 1-3 Msun late-type stars in early post-main-sequence phases", Astronomy and Astrophysics 361: 614–628, Bibcode 2000A&A...361..614P
[edit] External links
- "HD 28052 – Variable Star". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/sim-id.pl?protocol=html&Ident=71+tauri. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
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