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Hot blue star

Its story

115 Tauri is a hot blue B-type visual double about 549 light-years away in Taurus, not far from the Hyades cluster. Its components separate only under large telescopes, but their combined light crosses the atmosphere with the bluish-white tinge typical of the youngest, most energetic stars. The radiation reaching us tonight set out near the end of the Italian Renaissance.

Constellation: Taurus
Apparent magnitude: 5.40
Distance: 549.2 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 81.792° · Dec 17.962°
Catalogue: HIP 25499 · HD 35671

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