B-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , b-Tau is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 7° above the horizon at dusk.
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Name
B-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 04h28m50s [4] |
| Declination: | +13°02'51" [4] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 5.01 (V) [2] 5.28 (BT) [2] 5.03 (VT) [2] 4.97 (G) [4] 5.08 (BP) [4] 4.79 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 48.3 parsec 157.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.21 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 105.1 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 98.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.59 |
Sources