Taygeta (Star)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From San Diego , Taygeta will become visible at around 20:05 (PDT), 36° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:13.

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Name Taygeta
Object type Star
Other names
Taygeta
q-Tau
q Tauri
19-Tau
19 Tauri
HR 1145[1]
HD 23338
NSV 1264
HIP 17531[3]
TYC 1803-1585-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:03h45m12s [2]
Declination:+24°28'02" [2]
Constellation:Taurus
Magnitude:
Variable
4.28 (V) [2]
4.16 (BT) [2]
4.27 (VT) [2]
Distance:125.5 parsec
409.0 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):-0.10
Proper motion (speed):45.8 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):152.4°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.21
Visibility from San Diego

All times shown in San Diego local time.

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Longitude:
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32.72°N
117.16°W
PDT

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