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Computing the Parallax of the Pleiades from the Hipparcos Intermediate Astrometry Data: An Alternative Approach
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UBV photometry of stars whose positions are accurately known.
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Constellation:Taurus
Right ascension:03h31m28.34s
Declination:+21°49'18.9"
Apparent magnitude:8.841
Distance:118.483 parsecs
Proper motion RA:23.8
Proper motion Dec:-48.8
B-T magnitude:9.352
V-T magnitude:8.884

Catalogs and designations:
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TYCHO-2 2000TYC 1246-932-1
USNO-A2.0USNO-A2 1050-00947421
HIPHIP 16423

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