HD 34579
Overlaid DSS image of HD 34579, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
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Σ680, BD+19 893, HR 1741, WDS J05192+2008A, SAO 77098, HIP 24820
| Type | Binary Star |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 6.107 | Right Ascension | 5h 19' 14.7" (2000) |
| Declination | 20° 8' 5" N |
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Description | Binary 6.10/9.57 9.1" |
| Classification | K0III |
Observing Notes
Captain William Henry Smyth
Oct 23, 1830 No. 6 The Crescent, Bedford, England (map)
150mm f/17.6 refractor by Tully 1827
A very delicate double star, in the middle of the Bull's southern horn; at nearly one third of the distance between ζ and Aldebaran. A 7, deep yellow; B 11, bluish. It is the following of a curious series of six stars nearly in the same declination; the one immediately preceding it, being 25 P. V., before described. No. 37 is one of Σ.'s Third Class, and No. 680 of the Dorpat Catalogue, under the following measures: Pos. 201°.77 Dist. 8".720 Ep. 1827.85― A Cycle of Celestial Objects Vol II, The Bedford Catalogue, William Henry Smyth, 1844
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HD 34579