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Sterope

Sterope II, 22 Tauri

White main sequence star in Taurus

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Proper Names	Sterope, Sterope II
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	22 Tauri
HR (BSC)	1152
HD	23441
Constellation	Taurus
Right Ascension	3h 46m 3s
Declination	+24° 31' 40"
Distance	439 light years 135 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +6.44 Absolute: +0.79
Spectral Class	A0Vn white main sequence star
Optimum Visibility	November / December
Notes	Sterope lies among the northern stars of the Pleiades, forming a close optical double with the slightly brighter star Asterope to its immediate northwest. The two stars are occasionally given the names 'Sterope I' and 'Sterope II', referring to Asterope (21 Tauri) and Sterope (22 Tauri) respectively.

Sterope forms a close apparent pair with Asterope (or 21 Tauri) to its northwest. Both stars lie within the Pleiades cluster, but they do not form a binary pair, and actually lie several light years apart within the greater cluster that surrounds them. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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