HU-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , HU-Tau is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:33 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 45° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:48.
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Name
HU-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h38m15s [4] |
| Declination: | +20°41'04" [4] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.84 (V) [2] 5.83 (BT) [2] 5.84 (VT) [2] 5.86 (G) [4] 5.85 (BP) [4] 5.81 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 127.0 parsec 414.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.01 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 14.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 240.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.32 |
Sources