χ-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , χ-Tau is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:10 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 32° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:23.
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Name
χ-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 04h22m34s [4] |
| Declination: | +25°37'45" [4] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 5.37 (V) [2] 5.34 (BT) [2] 5.37 (VT) [2] 5.38 (G) [4] 5.35 (BP) [4] 5.39 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 89.3 parsec 291.0 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.03 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 26.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 129.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.62 |
Sources