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Astronomy
Constellations - Taurus - 21 Tau (Asterope)

 
Identification Data
Common NameAsterope
ConstellationTaurus
Star Name21 Tau
Skymap Number3450130
Henry Draper (HD) Number23432
Harvard Revised (HR) Number1151
SAO Number76159
Durchmusterung (DM) NumberBD+24 553
Washington Double Stars (WDS) Number

Positional Data
Position and Proper Motion (PPM) Number92844
Right Ascension (RA) J20003h 45m 54.476s
Declination (Dec) J2000+24° 33' 16.240"
Position Uncertainty0.0096s
Proper Motion in RA (J2000)/cos(Dec)+0.00143
Proper Motion in Dec (J2000)-0.045466
Radial Velocity+005.5km s-1
Trigonometric Parallax+0.00843s
Trigonometric Parallax Uncertainty0.00089s
GCI Unit Vector in X (J2000)0.502328
GCI Unit Vector in Y (J2000)0.758273
GCI Unit Vector in Z (J2000)0.415559
Galactic Longitude166.05°
Galactic Latitude
-23.36°
Observational Data
Observed Visual Magnitude (V)5.77
Derived Visual Magnitude
Derived Visual Magnitude or Observed Visual Magnitude Uncertainty0.004
Observed B Magnitude5.73
Observed B-V Colour-0.036
Observed B Magnitude or (B-V) Magnitude Uncertainty0.006
Observed U Magnitude
Observed U-B Colour
Observed U Magnitude or (U-B) Magnitude Uncertainty
Observed Photovisual Magnitude5.9
Observed Photographic Magnitude5.8
Morgan Keenan (MK) Spectral TypeB8V
One-Dimensional Spectral ClassB8
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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