GV Tauri

GV Tauri

A light curve for GV Tauri, plotted from Kepler data[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Taurus
GV Tauri A
Right ascension 04h 29m 23.71056s[2]
Declination +24° 32′ 58.6176″[2]
GV Tauri B
Right ascension 04h 29m 23.6868s[3]
Declination +24° 33′ 01.1160″[3]
Characteristics
GV Tauri A
Evolutionary stage pre-main-sequence star
Spectral type K3[4]
Apparent magnitude (K) 10.872[2]
Apparent magnitude (g) 16.282[5]
Variable type T Tau
GV Tauri B
Spectral type late G to early K[4]
Apparent magnitude (K) 10.171[3]
Astrometry
GV Tauri A
Proper motion (μ) RA: 8.0±0.4 mas/yr[5]
Dec.: −26.7±0.3 mas/yr[5]
Parallax (π)7.01 ± 0.34 mas[5]
Distance470 ± 20 ly
(143 ± 7 pc)
GV Tauri B
Position (relative to GV Tauri A)
ComponentGV Tauri B
Angular distance1.2 [6]
Projected separation170 AU
Details[4]
GV Tauri A
Mass1.8 M
Luminosity2.3 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.0 cgs
Temperature4800±200 K
Age0.5[6] Myr
GV Tauri B
Luminosity114 L
Age0.5[6] Myr
Other designations
2MASS J04292373+2433002, Haro 6-10, TIC 268217520, Elia 3-7, LEI 4, HBC 389
GV Tauri A: Gaia EDR3 149367383323435648, GV Tau S, EPIC 247820507, Haro 6-10 VLA 1, LEI 4A
GV Tauri B: GV Tau N, Haro 6-10 VLA 2, LEI 4B
Database references
SIMBADdata

GK Tauri is a young binary system composed of T Tauri-type pre-main sequence stars in the constellation of Taurus about 466 light years away, belonging to the Taurus Molecular Cloud.

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  4. ^ a b c Prato, L.; Lockhart, K. E.; Johns-Krull, Christopher M.; Rayner, John T. (2009). "Stellar and Circumstellar Properties of Class I Protostars". The Astronomical Journal. 137 (4): 3931–3941. arXiv:0902.1289. Bibcode:2009AJ....137.3931P. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/137/4/3931. S2CID 12428060.
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference EDR3A was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b c Sheehan, Patrick D.; Eisner, Josh A. (2014). "CONSTRAINING THE DISK MASSES OF THE CLASS I BINARY PROTOSTAR GV Tau". The Astrophysical Journal. 791 (1): 19. arXiv:1405.7959. Bibcode:2014ApJ...791...19S. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/791/1/19. S2CID 118437418.