F-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , f-Tau is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:15 (EST), 61° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:38, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:45, when it sinks below 18° above your western horizon.
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Name
F-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 03h30m52s [4] |
| Declination: | +12°56'12" [4] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 4.13 (V) [2] 5.55 (BT) [2] 4.25 (VT) [2] 3.84 (G) [4] 4.41 (BP) [4] 3.14 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 103.2 parsec 336.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.11 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 18.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 88.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.94 |
Sources