48 Tauri

48 Tauri is a variable and multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Taurus.

48 Tauri visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its reltive faintness, 48 Tauri should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 48 Tauri:

Color of 48 Tauri ⬤

Magnitude of 48 Tauri 6.32

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 48 Tauri is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 40°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 48 Tauri

48 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 48 Tauri are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 15m 46s

Declination J2000 +15° 24’ 02”

Galactic Longitude 178.59°

Galactic Latitude -24.7°

Constellation Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 48 Tauri in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 48 Tauri.

Visibility of 48 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 48 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: 74.6° RISE 5:30

Max altitude: 53.9° TRANSIT 12:48

Azimuth: 285.4° SET 20:07

RIGHT NOW 48 Tauri is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 48 Tauri

The image below is a photograph of 48 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 48 Tauri is 0.116 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.029 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 48 Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of 48 Tauri during the next 1000 years (1.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.48 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 48 Tauri from the Sun and relative movement

48 Tauri is distant 144.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 44.42 pc

Distance (light year) 144.82 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.116 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.029 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 48 Tauri

48 Tauri belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 3.08

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.4

Temperature of 48 Tauri 6880K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 48 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 48 Tauri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

48 Tauri star system properties

48 Tauri is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 48 Tauri double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.32

Secondary star magnitude 11.02

Magnitude difference 4.7

Separation 151.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of 48 Tauri

Flamsteed designation 48 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26911

SAO Catalogue SAO93836

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19877

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+15 603

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1537

In Evidence

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