D-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , d-Tau is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 4° below the horizon at dawn.
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Name
D-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h35m39s [2] |
| Declination: | +10°09'38" [2] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.26 (V) [2] 4.45 (BT) [2] 4.27 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 47.9 parsec 156.1 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.15 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 68.1 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 140.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.85 |
Sources