τ-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , τ-Tau is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:39 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 37° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:55.
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Name
τ-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 04h42m14s [4] |
| Declination: | +22°57'24" [4] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 4.25 (V) [2] 4.11 (BT) [2] 4.24 (VT) [2] 4.32 (G) [4] 4.18 (BP) [4] 4.34 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 121.5 parsec 396.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.11 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 17.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 169.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.08 |
Sources