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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:58 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:52
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85 Tauri

Altitude: 44.4°   Azimuth: 128.1°   Direction: South-East

85 Tauri is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Taurus.

85 Tauri visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its reltive faintness, 85 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 85 Tauri is 0.101 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.027 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 85 Tauri star
DSS2 image of 85 Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of 85 Tauri during the next 1000 years (1.68 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.45 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 85 Tauri

6.02
Main-sequence

85 Tauri is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 44.4°
Azimuth: 128.1°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 85 Tauri

85 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 85 Tauri are provided in the following table:

04h 31m 51s
+15° 51’ 06”
180.88°
-21.42°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 85 Tauri in the sky:

Finder chart 85 Tauri star
Simplified finder chart for 85 Tauri.

Visibility of 85 Tauri from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 85 Tauri rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.1°
Max altitude: 54.4°
Azimuth: 285.9°

Distance of 85 Tauri from the Sun and relative movement

85 Tauri is distant 146.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

44.94 pc
146.52 ly
36 km/s
0.101 arcsec/year
-0.027 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 85 Tauri

85 Tauri belongs to spectral class F4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.76
F4V
7217K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 85 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 85 Tauri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 85 Tauri

SAO93993
SAO93993