κ²-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , κ²-Tau is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 18:49, when it reaches an altitude of 20° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:15, 71° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
κ²-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 04h25m25s [4] |
| Declination: | +22°11'59" [4] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.27 (V) [2] 5.56 (BT) [2] 5.29 (VT) [2] 5.22 (G) [4] 5.34 (BP) [4] 4.98 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 45.4 parsec 148.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.23 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 121.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 112.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.98 |
Sources