Sigma Tauri

Sigma Tauri (σ Tauri) is a visual double star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. Its two physically unrelated components are:

The latter is the more northerly star.[1] The two are separated by 7.2[2] arcminutes on the sky and can be readily split with a pair of binoculars.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Burnham, Robert (2013), Burnham's Celestial Handbook, volume 3: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System, Dover Books on Astronomy, vol. 3, Courier Corporation, p. 1825, ISBN 978-0486318035
  2. ^ O'Meara, Stephen James (2016), Deep-Sky Companions: The Caldwell Objects, Cambridge University Press, p. 195, ISBN 978-1107083974.