φ-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , φ-Tau will become visible at around 20:43 (EDT), 40° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:10.
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Name
φ-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 04h20m21s [4] |
| Declination: | +27°21'01" [4] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 4.96 (V) [2] 6.42 (BT) [2] 5.08 (VT) [2] 4.60 (G) [4] 5.20 (BP) [4] 3.86 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 87.4 parsec 284.8 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.14 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 82.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 199.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.25 |
Sources