47 Tauri
47 Tauri (abbreviated to 47 Tau) is a binary star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. Parallax measurements made by the Hipparcos spacecraft put it at a distance of about 330 light-years (102 parsecs) from Earth. The system has a combined apparent magnitude of about 4.89,[2] meaning it can be faintly seen with the naked eye, according to the Bortle scale. 47 Tauri is a visual binary, meaning that the two components can be resolved, and the orbit is derived from the positions of the two stars. The primary component is a G-type giant. Its radius is about 13 times that of the Sun.[7] The companion is likely a white-colored A-type main-sequence star that is fainter. The two stars are separated about 1.3 arcseconds away,[2] and because of their large separation, the two stars take some 479 years to complete an orbit.[3] References
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