81 Tauri
81 Tauri is a double star in the constellation of Taurus.
81 Tauri visual magnitude is 5.48. Because of its reltive faintness, 81 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 81 Tauri:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 81 Tauri
81 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 81 Tauri are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 81 Tauri in the sky:

Visibility of 81 Tauri from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 81 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 81 Tauri
The image below is a photograph of 81 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 81 Tauri is 0.103 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 81 Tauri from the Sun and relative movement
81 Tauri is distant 144.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 81 Tauri
81 Tauri belongs to spectral class A5
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 81 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

81 Tauri star system properties
81 Tauri is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 81 Tauri double sysyem: