Type | Star |
---|---|
Magnitude | 6.021 | Right Ascension | 5h 48' 22.4" (2000) |
Declination | 20° 52' 10" N |
Constellation | Taurus |
Classification | B9Vn |
Andrew Cooper
Oct 22, 2023 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
White, a 7.5 magnitude 0.1" WDS B companion not visible, the 8th magnitude C component is easily visible 75" south in rich galactic starfield
Gaia EDR3 parallax shows this WDS C companion to be somewhat further away with diverging proper motion, probably a background star
127 Tauri | 57 Orionis | Berkeley 21 |
Berkeley 72 | Chi1 Orionis | Czernik24 |
Hind's Star | NGC 2026 | Spermatozoon |
U Orionis | Y Tauri |
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