122 Tauri
122 Tauri is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Taurus.
122 Tauri visual magnitude is 5.54. Because of its reltive faintness, 122 Tauri should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of 122 Tauri is 0.045 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.031 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 122 Tauri
122 Tauri is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 36.0°
Azimuth: 250.6°
Direction: West-South-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 122 Tauri
122 Tauri is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 122 Tauri are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 122 Tauri in the sky:
Visibility of 122 Tauri from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 122 Tauri rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 122 Tauri from the Sun and relative movement
122 Tauri is distant 175.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 122 Tauri
122 Tauri belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 122 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
