BD+23 550
E482461
BD+23 550 is a star in the constellation Taurus, better known as Taygeta, one of the prominent members of the Pleiades star cluster.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
main-sequence star
ⓘ
star ⓘ |
| age | about 100 million years ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
19 Tauri
NERFINISHED
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HD 23338 NERFINISHED ⓘ HIP 17531 NERFINISHED ⓘ HR 1149 NERFINISHED ⓘ Taygeta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 4.3 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pleiades reflection nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Gould Belt region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taygeta multiple star system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalog |
Bonner Durchmusterung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bright Star Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Hipparcos Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorIndexB−V | about −0.09 ⓘ |
| componentOfMultipleSystem | primary component ⓘ |
| constellation | Taurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +24° ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 135 parsecs
ⓘ
about 440 light-years ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature | about 13,000 K ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | ICRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | thin disk ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | one of the Seven Sisters in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| hasProperMotion | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| luminosity | about 600 times solar luminosity ⓘ |
| mass | about 4 solar masses ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Pleiades star cluster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
open star cluster ⓘ |
| metallicity | near-solar ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Taygete from Greek mythology ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| parallax | about 7.4 milliarcseconds ⓘ |
| properMotionMemberOf | Pleiades moving group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | about +5 km/s ⓘ |
| radius | about 4 solar radii ⓘ |
| rightAscension | about 03h 45m ⓘ |
| rotationalVelocity | high ⓘ |
| spectralType | B6IV ⓘ |
| variableStar | no well-established variability ⓘ |
| visibleToNakedEye | true ⓘ |
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