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Name
  W Tau  
AAVSO UID
000-BBH-004 (18633 observations)  
Constellation
Taurus Sequence
J2000.0
04 27 57.19 +16 02 36.2  (66.98829 +16.04339) Search nearby
B1950.0 04 25 05.91 +15 55 58.8
Proper motion
RA: -5.9 +/- 1.5 mas/yDec: -3.2 +/- 1.2 mas/ySource: UCAC4
Galactic coord. 180.087 -22.035
Other names

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AAVSO 0422+15 ASAS J042757+1602.6 ASASSN-V J042757.20+160235.5
BD+15 628 HD 28236 IRC +20078
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Variability type
SRB
Spectral type M4-M6.5
Mag. range
8.6 - 12.2 V
Discoverer Thomas Espin (1886)
Epoch
11 Feb 2019 (HJD 2458526) Ephemeris
Outburst --
Period 239 d
Rise/eclipse dur. --
Remarks
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1 Otero, Sebastian Alberto Other period 128.3 d.
2 GCVS Team P value is given in the Table. P var. Max = 2415320 + 274.1d*E (JD2410360 - 15500), Max = 2421995 + 266.1d*E (JD2415500 - 22500), Max = 2425135 + 260.5d*E (JD2422500 - 28800), Max = 2438837 + 245.4d*E (JD2428800 - 39100) [General Catalogue of Variable Stars, 4th Edition, Volumes I-III, P.N. Kholopov et al.].
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References
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1 G.Pojmanski, Acta Astronomica 52, 397, 2002. 2002AcA....52..397P
2 L.Campbell, Studies of Long Period Variables, AAVSO, Cambridge, 1955. 1955slpv.book.....C
3 Cannon, A. J., 1907, Second catalogue of variable stars 1907AnHar..55....1C
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Catalog Data
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2MASS J = 2.92H = 1.64K = 1.34J - K = 1.58
AllWISE W3 = 0.38W4 = -0.27W3 - W4 = 0.64
APASS-DR9 B = 12.27V = 10.30g' = 10.81r' = 8.89i' = 6.43B - V = 1.97
Images
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Size 5' x 5' (297 x 298 pixels)
Center 04 27 57.19 +16 02 36.2 (J2000)
Source STScI
Survey

Red, all sky, 1.0 arcsec/pixel
  Negative
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Campaigns/Programs
 Legacy LPV Program
 LPV Program
 Percy's Unusual LPVs
Revision History
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5 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2024-01-18 15:03 UTC Periods, epoch and range from AAVSO data.
4 Fernig, Leo 2022-02-18 22:11 UTC Discoverer updated from 1907AnHar..55....1C page 9
3 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2011-01-17 20:19 UTC Primary record creation. Period and epoch from ASAS-3 data.
2 Admin, VSX 2010-01-05 04:43 UTC Position updated from the GCVS version of November 2009.
1 Admin, VSX 2005-12-18 01:33 UTC Initial upload.