47 Tauri

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47 Tauri
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Taurus
Right ascension 04h 13m 56.38482s [1]
Declination +09° 15 49.7729 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)4.89 [2]
(5.05 + 7.32) [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type G5III + A7V: [4]
U−B color index +0.46 [5]
B−V color index +0.82 [5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-8.2 ± 0.4 [6]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: -10.31 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: -30.01 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.83 ± 0.64  mas [1]
Distance 330 ± 20  ly
(102 ± 7  pc)
Orbit [3]
Period (P)479 yr
Semi-major axis (a)1.053″
Eccentricity (e)0.910
Inclination (i)128.6°
Longitude of the node (Ω)52.9°
Periastron epoch (T) B 1816.6
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
263.0°
Details
47 Tau A
Radius 12.9 [7]   R
Surface gravity (log g)2.67 ± 0.11 [6]   cgs
Temperature 5117 ± 58 [6]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.10 ± 0.08 [6]   dex
Other designations
BD+08° 652, HD  26722, HIP  19740, HR  1311, SAO  111674
Database references
SIMBAD 47 Tau
47 Tau A
47 Tau B

47 Tauri (abbreviated to 47 Tau) is a binary star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. Parallax measurements made by the Hipparcos spacecraft put it at a distance of about 330 light-years (102 parsecs) from Earth. The system has a combined apparent magnitude of about 4.89, [2] meaning it can be faintly seen with the naked eye, according to the Bortle scale.

47 Tauri is a visual binary, meaning that the two components can be resolved, and the orbit is derived from the positions of the two stars. The primary component is a G-type giant. Its radius is about 13 times that of the Sun. [7] The companion is likely a white-colored A-type main-sequence star that is fainter. The two stars are separated about 1.3 arcseconds away, [2] and because of their large separation, the two stars take some 479 years to complete an orbit. [3]

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