79 Tauri
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| Observation data J2000
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Right ascension | 04h 28m 50.1636s[1] |
| Declination | +13° 02′ 51.367″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.014[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | kA5hF0VmF0[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.12[4] |
| B−V color index | +0.23[4] |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 1.58[6] |
| Details | |
Myr | |
HR 1414 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
79 Tauri, also known as b Tauri, is an
light years
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The spectrum of 79 Tauri shows abnormal abundances of metals, with many showing unusually strong
calcium K-lines, and F0 based on the lines of other metals.[3] Other publications often give the spectral class based on hydrogen lines as A7.[8] It is classified as an Am star, a type of star with strong magnetic fields and slow rotation causing stratification of elements within its atmosphere.[9]
79 Tauri lies about two degrees south of the main V asterism of the Hyades open cluster. It lies 11 light years from the centre of the cluster and is generally considered to be a member.[10] With a mass of 1.9 M☉, it is a main sequence star with an age of 971 million years. It has an effective temperature of 7,681 K and a radius of 2.4 R☉, it radiates 18 times the luminosity of the Sun.
References
- ^ S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
- S2CID 122099450.
- ^ Bibcode:1968MmSAI..39...19I.
- ^ Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M.
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- ^ S2CID 119257644.
- ^ S2CID 119097746. 67.
- Bibcode:2014yCat....1.2023S.
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- S2CID 119385406.
