A¹-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , A¹-Tau is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:34 (EST), 19° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:03, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:39, when it sinks below 18° above your western horizon.
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Name
A¹-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h04m41s [2] |
| Declination: | +22°04'54" [2] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 4.35 (V) [2] 5.71 (BT) [2] 4.46 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 57.4 parsec 187.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.06 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 108.3 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 123.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.56 |
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