ξ-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ξ-Tau is visible between 18:12 and 04:14. It will become accessible at around 18:12, when it rises to an altitude of 17° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:13, 58° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:14 when it sinks below 17° above your western horizon.
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 |
Sources