71 Tauri
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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| Constellation (pronunciation) |
Taurus |
| Right ascension | 04h 26m 20.67s |
| Declination | +15° 37' 06" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.48 |
| Distance | 156 ly (47.85 pc) |
| Spectral type | F0V |
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71 Tauri (71 Tau / 71 Tauri) is a faint fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus. It has the traditional name Polyxo (Greek Πολυξω), referring to one of the seven Hyades sisters.
71 Tauri is a yellow-white F-type main sequence star with an apparent magnitude of +4.48, just barely clinging to fourth-magnitude. It is approximately 156 light years from Earth.
[edit] References
- HD 28052 -- Variable Star. SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
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