63 Tauri

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:20 | Tran: 13:46 | Set: 21:13

Alt: 22.73° Az: 268.73° Direction: West

63 Tauri is a variable and double star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Taurus.

63 Tauri visual magnitude is 5.64. Because of its faintness, 63 Tauri is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 63 Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of 63 Tauri during the next 1000 years (1.73 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.47 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 24m 52s

Declination +16° 50’ 04”

Hour Angle 04h 57m 48s

Sidereal Time 09h 22m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 23m 25s

Declination +16° 46’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 178.73°

Galactic Latitude -22.41°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.64

Class

Absolute magnitude 2.27

Spectral Type A1

Color Index (B-V) 0.3

Temperature 7462K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 63 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 63 Tauri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

63 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 63 Tauri double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.64

Secondary star magnitude 7.64

Magnitude difference 2

Separation 0 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

63 Tauri is distant 153.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 47.24

Distance (light year) 153.99

Radial Speed 35 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.104 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 63 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD27749

SAO Catalogue SAO93900

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20484

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 586

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 63 Tauri rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.2° RISE 6:20

Max altitude: 55.4° TRANSIT 13:46

Azimuth: 286.8° SET 21:13

Set Location

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