126 Tauri

126 Tauri (126 Tau) is a blue subgiant star in the constellation Taurus. Its apparent magnitude is 4.83. It is also a binary star, with an orbital period of 111 years.

126 Tauri
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Taurus
Right ascension 05h 41m 17.71768s
Declination +16° 32 02.9253
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.836
(5.04 / 6.56)
Characteristics
Spectral type B3 IV
U−B color index -0.64
B−V color index -0.12
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)21.90 ± 0.9 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 3.50 mas/yr
Dec.: −15.47 mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.13 ± 0.81 mas
Distanceapprox. 600 ly
(approx. 190 pc)
Orbit
Period (P)111.02 ± 1.37 yr
Semi-major axis (a)0.245 ± 0.014″
Eccentricity (e)0.661 ± 0.036
Inclination (i)80.5 ± 1.1°
Longitude of the node (Ω)53.2 ± 0.8°
Periastron epoch (T)B 1938.13 ± 1.64
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
40.9 ± 5.8°
Details
128 Tau A
Mass6.31 ± 0.42 M
Luminosity2061 L
Temperature17900 K
Other designations
BD+16° 841, HD 37711, HIP 26777, HR 1946, SAO 94759
Database references
SIMBADdata
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