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Name
  alf Tau  
AAVSO UID
000-BBH-168 (1053 observations)  
Constellation
Taurus Sequence
J2000.0
04 35 55.20 +16 30 33.0  (68.98000 +16.50917) Search nearby
B1950.0 04 33 03.09 +16 24 27.6
Galactic coord. 180.972 -20.249
Other names

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87 Tau AAVSO 0430+16 ADS 3321 A
Aldebaran BD+16 629 GJ 171.1 A
HD 29139 HIP 21421 HR 1457
IRC +20087 RAFGL 601 SAO 94027
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Variability type
LB:
Spectral type K5III
Mag. range
0.75 - 0.95 V
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Remarks
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1 GCVS Team VB A (B 13.5m, M2V, 31", 110deg). The star is surrounded by an infrared emission envelope with the diameter of about 10". In the region of the Hyades cluster.
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References
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1 C. Koen, L. Eyer, 2002, MNRAS 331, 45 2002MNRAS.331...45K
2 Wasatonic, R.; Guinan, E. F., 1997, IBVS #4480, Aldebaran: Discovery of
Small Amplitude Light Variations
1997IBVS.4480....1W
3 Perryman, M. A. C., et al., 1997, The HIPPARCOS Catalogue 1997HIP...C......0E
4 H.L.Johnson, Sky and Tel 16, 470, 1957. 1957S&T....16..470J
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3 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2013-11-11 03:59 UTC Range from HIPPARCOS and 1997IBVS.4480....1W.
2 Admin, VSX 2010-01-05 04:43 UTC Position updated from the GCVS version of November 2009.
1 Admin, VSX 2005-12-18 01:33 UTC Initial upload.