60 Tauri
60 Tauri is a variable and multiple star in the constellation of Taurus.
60 Tauri visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its reltive faintness, 60 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 60 Tauri:
60 Tauri is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 12.8°
Azimuth: 276.6°
Direction: West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 60 Tauri
60 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 60 Tauri are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 60 Tauri in the sky:

Visibility of 60 Tauri from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 60 Tauri rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 60 Tauri
The image below is a photograph of 60 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 60 Tauri is 0.113 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.026 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 60 Tauri from the Sun and relative movement
60 Tauri is distant 149.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 60 Tauri
60 Tauri belongs to spectral class A3
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 60 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

60 Tauri star system properties
60 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 60 Tauri double sysyem: