N-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , n-Tau is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:41 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 66° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:18.
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Name
N-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h19m16s [4] |
| Declination: | +22°05'46" [4] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 4.96 (V) [2] 6.14 (BT) [2] 5.05 (VT) [2] 4.70 (G) [4] 5.17 (BP) [4] 4.08 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 71.4 parsec 232.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.92 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 75.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 171.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.69 |
Sources