σ¹-Tau (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , σ¹-Tau is visible between 19:13 and 05:28. It will become accessible at around 19:13, when it rises to an altitude of 20° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:20, 63° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:28 when it sinks below 20° above your western horizon.
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Name
σ¹-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h39m09s [2] |
| Declination: | +15°47'59" [2] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 5.08 (V) [2] 5.24 (BT) [2] 5.09 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 45.1 parsec 147.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.12 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 78.9 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 147.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.81 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.