90 Tauri

90 Tauri (90 Tau) is a star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus,[9] located 144 light-years away from the Sun.[1] It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.27.[2] 90 Tauri is a member of the Hyades cluster and is listed as a double star.

90 Tauri
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
ConstellationTaurus
Right ascension04h 38m 09.46166s[1]
Declination+12° 30′ 38.9918″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)4.27[2]
Characteristics
Spectral typeA6 V[3]
U−B color index+0.11[4]
B−V color index+0.12[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)40.30±1[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 102.40[6] mas/yr
Dec.: −15.78[6] mas/yr
Parallax (π)22.6374 ± 0.3453 mas[1]
Distance144 ± 2 ly
(44.2 ± 0.7 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.18[7]
Details
Mass2.09±0.11[8] M
Radius2.8[8] R
Surface gravity (log g)3.88±0.10[8] cgs
Temperature8,130[8] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)89[3] km/s
Other designations
c Tau, 90 Tau, BD+12°618, FK5 2342, HD 29388, HIP 21589, HR 1473, SAO 94044[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata

This is an A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A6 V.[3] It has 2.1 times the mass of the Sun and 2.8 times the Sun's radius.[8] An orbiting companion was announced in 2014. This is probably a spectral class K4V star with an estimated orbital period of at least 84 days. The primary is being orbited by a debris disk.[10]

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