Atlas (star)

Atlas
Atlas in the Pleiades cluster (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Taurus
Right ascension 03h 49m 09.74306s
Declination +24° 03′ 12.3017″
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.63 (3.84 / 5.46)
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence + main sequence
Spectral type B8III
U−B color index −0.36
B−V color index −0.08
Variable type SPB
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)8.5±2 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +19.079 mas/yr
Dec.: −46.193 mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.1184±0.4791 mas
Distance444.2 ± 4.6 ly
(136.2±1.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.82
Orbit
PrimaryAa1
NameAa2
Period (P)290.9919±0.0028 d
Semi-major axis (a)1.768±0.018 au
Eccentricity (e)0.23565±0.00011
Inclination (i)107.863±0.032°
Longitude of the node (Ω)334.202±0.025°
Periastron epoch (T)BJD 2450585.988±0.096
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
335.697±0.082°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
27.09±0.40 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
37.63±0.53 km/s
Details
Aa1
Mass5.04±0.17 M
Radius7.81±0.18 (equatorial)
6.48±0.50 (polar) R
Luminosity1,260 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.38±0.07 cgs
Temperature12,525±200 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)217±9 km/s
Aa2
Mass3.64±0.12 M
Radius3.2±0.3 R
Luminosity250 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.20±0.15 cgs
Temperature12,835±450 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)47±7 km/s
Other designations
Atlas, 27 Tau, BD+23°557, FK5 142, HD 23850, HIP 17847, HR 1178, SAO 76228
Database references
SIMBADdata

Atlas /ˈætləs/, designation 27 Tauri, is a binary star system in the constellation of Taurus. It is a member of the Pleiades, an open star cluster (M45). It is 444 light-years (136 parsecs) away, and is 3.92 degrees north of the ecliptic.