Taygeta (star)
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Taurus |
| Right ascension | 03h 45m 12.5s |
| Declination | +24° 28' 02" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.30 |
| Distance | 440 ly (135 pc) |
| Spectral type | B6IV |
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Taygeta is a triple star system in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Pleiades star cluster. It is approximately 440 light years from Earth.
The primary component, Taygeta A, is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.30. It is a spectroscopic binary, whose component stars have magnitudes of +4.6 and +6.1. They are separated by 0.012 arcseconds and complete one orbit every 1313 days. They have an 8th magnitude companion, Taygeta B, 69 arcseconds away.
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