ν-Tau (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , ν-Tau is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:44, when it reaches an altitude of 17° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:35, 61° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:04, 34° above your western horizon.
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Name
ν-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 04h03m09s [4] |
| Declination: | +05°59'21" [4] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 3.88 (V) [2] 3.94 (BT) [2] 3.89 (VT) [2] 3.91 (G) [4] 3.91 (BP) [4] 3.84 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 37.8 parsec 123.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.04 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 6.5 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 126.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.99 |
Sources