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Constellations - Taurus - 17 Tau (Electra)

 
Identification Data
Common NameElectra
ConstellationTaurus
Star Name17 Tau
Skymap Number3440134
Henry Draper (HD) Number23302
Harvard Revised (HR) Number1142
SAO Number76131
Durchmusterung (DM) NumberBD+23 507
Washington Double Stars (WDS) Number

Positional Data
Position and Proper Motion (PPM) Number92806
Right Ascension (RA) J20003h 44m 52.537s
Declination (Dec) J2000+24° 6' 48.021"
Position Uncertainty0.0094s
Proper Motion in RA (J2000)/cos(Dec)+0.00157
Proper Motion in Dec (J2000)-0.044966
Radial Velocity+012.4km s-1
Trigonometric Parallax+0.00880s
Trigonometric Parallax Uncertainty0.00089s
GCI Unit Vector in X (J2000)0.507502
GCI Unit Vector in Y (J2000)0.758640
GCI Unit Vector in Z (J2000)0.408543
Galactic Longitude166.19°
Galactic Latitude
-23.85°
Observational Data
Observed Visual Magnitude (V)3.71
Derived Visual Magnitude
Derived Visual Magnitude or Observed Visual Magnitude Uncertainty0.002
Observed B Magnitude3.61
Observed B-V Colour-0.097
Observed B Magnitude or (B-V) Magnitude Uncertainty0.003
Observed U Magnitude
Observed U-B Colour
Observed U Magnitude or (U-B) Magnitude Uncertainty
Observed Photovisual Magnitude3.8
Observed Photographic Magnitude
Morgan Keenan (MK) Spectral TypeB6III
One-Dimensional Spectral ClassB5
Position Angle
Year of Observation AD

Data Source
SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog - Star Catalog Database, Version 2
    Sande C.B., Warren Jr. W.H., Tracewell D.A., Home A.T., Miller A.C.
    (Goddard Space Flight Center, Flight Dynamics Division (1998))

 
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