M-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , m-Tau will become visible at around 20:27 (EDT), 41° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:18.
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Name
M-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h07m27s [4] |
| Declination: | +18°38'42" [4] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 4.92 (V) [2] 5.70 (BT) [2] 4.99 (VT) [2] 4.73 (G) [4] 5.08 (BP) [4] 4.23 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 15.9 parsec 51.9 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.61 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 535.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 88.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 3.91 |
Sources