θ²-Tau (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , θ²-Tau is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:15, when it reaches an altitude of 16° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:36, 71° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:58, 53° above your western horizon.

Name θ²-Tau
Object type Star
Other names
θ²-Tau
Theta2 Tauri
78-Tau
78 Tauri
HR 1412[1]
HD 28319
HIP 20894[3]
TYC 1265-1172-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:04h28m39s [2]
Declination:+15°52'15" [2]
Constellation:Taurus
Magnitude:
Variable
3.39 (V) [2]
3.62 (BT) [2]
3.41 (VT) [2]
Distance:46.1 parsec
150.3 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.18
Proper motion (speed):111.7 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):103.9°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.07

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