ρ-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , ρ-Tau will become visible at around 20:20 (EDT), 33° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:27.
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Name
ρ-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 04h33m51s [4] |
| Declination: | +14°50'39" [4] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.65 (V) [2] 4.93 (BT) [2] 4.67 (VT) [2] 4.60 (G) [4] 4.71 (BP) [4] 4.37 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 46.2 parsec 150.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.22 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 105.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 103.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.32 |
Sources