K-Tau (Star)
From Cambridge , k-Tau will become visible at around 20:50 (EDT), 22° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 33 minutes after the Sun at 23:10.
Name
K-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 04h58m09s [4] |
Declination: | +25°03'00" [4] |
Constellation: | Taurus |
Magnitude: | 5.78 (V) [2] 5.81 (BT) [2] 5.79 (VT) [2] 5.78 (G) [4] 5.78 (BP) [4] 5.76 (RP) [4] |
Distance: | 98.6 parsec 321.6 lightyrs [4] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.02 |
Proper motion (speed): | 53.6 mas/yr[4] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 152.1° |
Absolute mag (V): | 0.81 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.