Tau Tauri

Starbox short
name=τ Tauri
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Taurus
ra=04^h 42^m 14.7^s
dec=+22° 57' 25"
spectral=B3V
appmag_v=+4.27
dist_ly=401 ± 38
dist_pc=123 ± 12
names=94 Tauri, HR 1497,
HD 29763, BD+22 739,
FK5 174, HIP 21881,
SAO 76721, GC 5716,
BDS 2313, CCDM 04422+2257

Tau Tauri (τ Tau / τ Tauri) is a triple star system in the constellation Taurus. It is approximately 401 light years from Earth.

The primary component, Tau Tauri A, is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.27. It has a close companion 0.1 arcseconds away which has a magnitude of +8.9. At a separation of 63 arcseconds is the third component of the system, Tau Tauri C, which is classified as a white A-type star and has a magnitude of +8.6.