ζ-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ζ-Tau will become visible at around 21:01 (EDT), 20° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 7 minutes after the Sun at 23:00.
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Name
ζ-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h37m38s [6] |
| Declination: | +21°08'32" [6] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.00 (V) [3] 2.80 (BT) [2] 2.97 (VT) [2] 2.91 (G) [6] 3.02 (BP) [6] 2.98 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 136.4 parsec 444.7 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.15 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 20.1 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 174.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.67 |
Sources