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53 Tauri

Altitude: -11.7°   Azimuth: 328.4°   Direction: North-North-West

53 Tauri is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Taurus.

53 Tauri visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its reltive faintness, 53 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 53 Tauri is 0.03 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.042 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 53 Tauri star
DSS2 image of 53 Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of 53 Tauri during the next 10000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 53 Tauri

5.35
Sub-giant

53 Tauri is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -11.7°
Azimuth: 328.4°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 53 Tauri

53 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 53 Tauri are provided in the following table:

04h 19m 26s
+21° 08’ 31”
174.52°
-20.28°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 53 Tauri in the sky:

Finder chart 53 Tauri star
Simplified finder chart for 53 Tauri.

Visibility of 53 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 53 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: 68.9°
Max altitude: 59.7°
Azimuth: 291.1°

Distance of 53 Tauri from the Sun and relative movement

53 Tauri is distant 267.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

81.97 pc
267.21 ly
12 km/s
0.03 arcsec/year
-0.042 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 53 Tauri

53 Tauri belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

0.78
B9IV
11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 53 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 53 Tauri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 53 Tauri

SAO76548
SAO76548