132 Tauri

132 Tauri is a variable giant star in the constellation of Taurus.

132 Tauri visual magnitude is 4.86. Because of its moderate brightness, 132 Tauri should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 132 Tauri:

Color of 132 Tauri ⬤

Magnitude of 132 Tauri 4.86

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 132 Tauri is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 20°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 132 Tauri

132 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 132 Tauri are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 49m 00s

Declination J2000 +24° 34’ 02”

Galactic Longitude 184.13°

Galactic Latitude -1.61°

Constellation Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 132 Tauri in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 132 Tauri.

Visibility of 132 Tauri from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 132 Tauri rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.4° RISE 6:00

Max altitude: 63.1° TRANSIT 14:17

Azimuth: 294.6° SET 22:35

RIGHT NOW 132 Tauri is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 132 Tauri

The image below is a photograph of 132 Tauri from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 132 Tauri is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 132 Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of 132 Tauri during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 132 Tauri from the Sun and relative movement

132 Tauri is distant 521.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 160.00 pc

Distance (light year) 521.60 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.023 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 132 Tauri

132 Tauri belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.16

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature of 132 Tauri 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 132 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 132 Tauri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 132 Tauri

Flamsteed designation 132 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38751

SAO Catalogue SAO77592

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27468

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+24 970

FK5 Catalogue 2435

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2650

In Evidence

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