Delta1 Tauri

δ1 Tauri
Location of δ1 Tauri (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Taurus
Right ascension 04h 22m 56.09253s
Declination +17° 32 33.0487
Apparent magnitude (V) +3.772 (3.90 + 9.50)
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage red clump
Spectral type G9.5 III CN0.5
U−B color index +0.801
B−V color index +0.919
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: +106.56 mas/yr
Dec.: −29.18 mas/yr
Parallax (π)20.96±0.58 mas
Distance156 ± 4 ly
(48 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.41
Orbit
Period (P)529.8 d
Eccentricity (e)0.42
Periastron epoch (T)2434356.5 JD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
335°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
3.0 km/s
Details
δ1 Tau Aa
Mass2.75 M
Radius14.9 R
Luminosity107 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.72 cgs
Temperature4,819 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.11 dex
Rotation148.2 d
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.31 km/s
Age588 Myr
δ1 Tau Ab
Mass1.28±0.1 M
Other designations
Hyadum II, δ1 Tau, 61 Tauri, BD+17°712, FK5 162, HD 27697, HIP 20455, HR 1373, SAO 93897
Database references
SIMBADdata

Delta1 Tauri (δ1 Tauri, abbreviated Delta1 Tau, δ1 Tau) is a double star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 20.96 mas as seen from Earth, it is located roughly 156 light-years distant from the Sun. The system is faintly visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of +3.772. It is considered a member of the Hyades cluster.

The two constituents are designated δ1 Tauri A and B. A is itself a binary star with components designated δ1 Tauri Aa (officially named Secunda Hyadum /sɪˈkʌndə ˈhədəm/, the traditional name for the entire system) and Ab.