126 Tauri

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:12 | Tran: 5:41 | Set: 13:06

Alt: -7.33° Az: 51.49° Direction: North-East

126 Tauri is a variable and double sub-giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Taurus.

126 Tauri visual magnitude is 4.86. Because of its moderate brightness, 126 Tauri is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of 126 Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of 126 Tauri during the next 10000 years (1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 42m 43s

Declination +16° 32’ 40”

Hour Angle 15h 36m 15s

Sideral Time 21h 18m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 41m 17s

Declination +16° 32’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 190.09°

Galactic Latitude -7.31°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 126 Tauri.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.86

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.94

Spectral Type B3IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.13

Temperature 12103K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 126 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 126 Tauri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

126 Tauri is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 126 Tauri double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.86

Secondary star magnitude 5.26

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 0.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

126 Tauri is distant 747.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 229.36

Distance (light year) 747.71

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 126 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37711

SAO Catalogue SAO94759

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26777

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 841

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2560

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4265

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 126 Tauri rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.5° RISE 22:12

Max altitude: 55.1° TRANSIT 5:41

Azimuth: 286.5° SET 13:06

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus