τ-Aur (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 Jacksonville , τ-Aur will become visible at around 20:43 (EDT), 61° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:27.
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Name
τ-Aur
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h49m10s [4] |
| Declination: | +39°10'51" [4] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: | 4.52 (V) [2] 5.72 (BT) [2] 4.62 (VT) [2] 4.25 (G) [4] 4.74 (BP) [4] 3.61 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 64.3 parsec 209.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.93 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 37.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 228.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.48 |
Visibility from Jacksonville
All times shown in Jacksonville local time.