μ-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 Fairfield , μ-Tau is visible between 18:40 and 04:24. It will become accessible around 18:40, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:32, 57° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 04:24 when it sinks below 18° above your western horizon.
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Name
μ-Tau
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 4.27 (V) [2] 4.19 (BT) [2] 4.27 (VT) [2] 4.26 (G) [4] 4.21 (BP) [4] 4.25 (RP) [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.07 |
| Right ascension: | 04h15m32s [4] |
| Declination: | +08°53'32" [4] |
| Distance: | 155.1 parsec 505.7 lightyrs [4] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 29.5 mas/yr [4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 137.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.68 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.