Celaeno

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Star
Celaeno (16 Tauri)
Right in the Pleiades: Celaeno
Right in the Pleiades: Celaeno
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Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation bull
Right ascension 03 h 44 m 48.22 s
declination + 24 ° 17 ′ 22.1 ″
Apparent brightness 5.46 likes
Typing
B − V color index (−0.04) 
U − B color index (−0.33) 
R − I index (−0.05) 
Spectral class B7 IV
Variable star type Yes 
Astrometry
Radial velocity (5.5 ± 0.9) km / s
parallax (7.52 ± 0.18)  mas
distance (434 ± 10)  ly
(133)  pc
Proper movement 
Rec. Share: (19.7 ± 0.3)  mas / a
Dec. portion: (−45.7 ± 0.3)  mas / a
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Flamsteed name 16 Tauri
Bonn survey BD + 23 ° 505
Bright Star Catalog HR 1140 [1]
Henry Draper Catalog HD 23288 [2]
Hipparcos catalog HIP 17489 [3]
SAO catalog SAO 76126 [4]
Tycho catalog TYC 1799-1440-1 [5]
2MASS catalog 2MASS J03444821 + 2417222 [6]
Other names Celaeno, Celeno

Celaeno is the proper name of the star 16 Tauri in the Pleiades . Celaeno has an apparent magnitude of +5.45 mag and belongs to the spectral class B7IV. Celaeno is just over 430 light years from Earth.

Like all stars of the Pleiades, Celaeno can occasionally be covered by the moon .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g h i 16 Tau. In: SIMBAD . Center de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg , accessed January 27, 2019 .