120 Tauri

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:10 | Tran: 11:03 | Set: 16:52

Alt: 4.64° Az: 289.34° Direction: South

120 Tauri is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Taurus.

120 Tauri visual magnitude is 5.69. Because of its faintness, 120 Tauri is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 120 Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of 120 Tauri during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 35m 01s

Declination +18° 33’ 22”

Hour Angle 05h 31m 07s

Sidereal Time 11h 06m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 33m 31s

Declination +18° 32’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 187.39°

Galactic Latitude -7.84°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.69

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -3.11

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature 10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 120 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 120 Tauri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

120 Tauri is distant 1,873.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 574.71

Distance (light year) 1,873.56

Radial Speed 41 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 120 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36576

SAO Catalogue SAO94649

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26064

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+18 877

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V960 Tau

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 120 Tauri rise, transit and set times from Wiroto, Indonesia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Jakarta):

Azimuth: 71.4° RISE 5:10

Max altitude: 64.7° TRANSIT 11:03

Azimuth: 288.6° SET 16:52

Name:	Wiroto, Indonesia
Latitude:	6° 45' 27.4" S
Longitude:	111° 15' 18.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Jakarta

Set Location

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