τ-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , τ-Tau is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:41 (EST), 31° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:10, 71° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:50, when it sinks below 18° above your western horizon.
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Name
τ-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h42m14s [2] |
| Declination: | +22°57'24" [2] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 4.25 (V) [2] 4.11 (BT) [2] 4.24 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 122.1 parsec 398.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.11 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 22.1 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 187.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.18 |
Sources