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Celaeno

16 Tauri

Proper NameCelaeno
Bayer DesignationNone
Flamsteed Number16 Tauri
HR (BSC)1140
HD23288
ConstellationTaurus
Right Ascension3h 44m 48s
Declination+24° 17' 22"
Distance442 light years
135 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +5.46
Absolute: +0.15
Spectral ClassB7IV blue subgiant
Optimum VisibilityNovember / December
NotesLike the other members of the Pleiades cluster, Celaeno is a hot blue star, and relatively young in stellar terms (the cluster is estimated to be some 130 million years old). Celaeno appears to have a binary companion, a small white star estimated to orbit the primary at a distance comparable with that of the Earth from the Sun.

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