Tau¹ Aquarii
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- For other star systems with this Bayer designation, see Tau Aquarii.
Observation data Epoch J2000 |
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Constellation (pronunciation) |
Aquarius |
Right ascension | 22h 47m 42.7684s |
Declination | -14° 03′ 23.142″ |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.678 |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B9V |
U-B color index | -0.25 |
B-V color index | -0.05 |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 15 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 29.03 mas/yr Dec.: -9.44 mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 12.55 ± 1.19 mas |
Distance | 260 ± 20 ly (80 ± 8 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 5.661 |
Details | |
Mass | ? M☉ |
Radius | ? R☉ |
Luminosity | ? L☉ |
Temperature | ? K |
Metallicity | ? |
Rotation | ? |
Age | ? years |
Visual binary orbit | |
Companion | τ1 Aquarii B |
Semimajor axis (a) | 23.7" |
Visual binary orbit | |
Companion | τ1 Aquarii C |
Semimajor axis (a) | 22.6" |
Inclination (i) | 122° |
Visual binary orbit | |
Companion | τ1 Aquarii D |
Semimajor axis (a) | 63.4" |
Inclination (i) | 34° |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Tau1 Aquarii (τ1 Aqr / τ1 Aquarii) is a star in the constellation Aquarius. It is approximately 260 light years from Earth.
τ1 Aquarii is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.68.
[edit] Components
NAME | Right ascension | Declination | Apparent magnitude (V) | Database references |
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Tau1 Aquarii B (BD-14 6346B) | 22h 47m 48s | -14° 03' 00 | 9.73 | Simbad |
Tau1 Aquarii C (BD-14 6346C) | 22h 47m 48s | -14° 02'00 | Simbad | |
Tau1 Aquarii D (CCDM J22477-1403D) | 22h 47m 45.3s | -14° 02' 30.0 | Simbad |