Chi Tauri
This article is about the star. For the Marvel Comics alien species, see Chitauri.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Right ascension | 04h 22m 34.9s |
| Declination | +25° 37' 45" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.38 |
| Distance | 268 ± 22 ly (82 ± 7 pc) |
| Spectral type | B9V+F8V |
| Other designations | |
Chi Tauri (χ Tau, χ Tauri) is a binary star in the constellation Taurus. It is approximately 268 light years from Earth.
This is a spectroscopic binary, which means that the individual components have not been distinguished in a telescope.
The primary component, Chi Tauri A, is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.38. Chi Tauri B is a magnitude +7.6 yellow F8 main sequence dwarf, located 19 arcseconds from the primary. The Washington Double Star Catalog lists three further companions, all below magnitude 12 and 10" - 20" distant.[1]
References
- ↑ Mason, Brian D.; Wycoff, Gary L.; Hartkopf, William I.; Douglass, Geoffrey G.; Worley, Charles E. (2001). "The 2001 US Naval Observatory Double Star CD-ROM. I. The Washington Double Star Catalog". The Astronomical Journal. 122 (6): 3466. Bibcode:2001AJ....122.3466M. doi:10.1086/323920.
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