ξ-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , ξ-Tau is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:38, when it reaches an altitude of 17° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:40, 65° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:33, 62° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
ξ-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h27m10s [3] |
| Declination: | +09°43'57" [3] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 3.73 (V) [3] 3.65 (BT) [2] 3.72 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 64.1 parsec 209.0 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.07 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 64.2 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 128.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.30 |
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