Celaeno (star)

Celaeno (star)

Starbox short
name=Celaeno
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Taurus
ra=03h 44m 48.2s
dec=+24° 17' 22"
spectral=B7IV
appmag_v=+5.45
dist_ly=440
dist_pc=135
names=16 Tauri, HR 1140,
HD 23288, BD+23 505,
HIP 17489, SAO 76126,
GC 4475

Celaeno (or 16 Tauri) is a star in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Pleaides star cluster. Celaeno is sometimes called the "Lost Pleiad".

16 Tauri is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.45. It is approximately 440 light years from Earth.


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