π-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , π-Tau is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:26, when it reaches an altitude of 19° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:32, 70° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:34, 70° above your southern horizon.
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Name
π-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 04h26m36s [4] |
| Declination: | +14°42'49" [4] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 4.69 (V) [2] 5.92 (BT) [2] 4.79 (VT) [2] 4.41 (G) [4] 4.91 (BP) [4] 3.77 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 124.4 parsec 405.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.95 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 31.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 196.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.78 |
Sources