88 Tauri

88 Tauri is a variable and double star in the constellation of Taurus.

88 Tauri visual magnitude is 4.25. Because of its moderate brightness, 88 Tauri should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 88 Tauri:

Color of 88 Tauri ⬤

Magnitude of 88 Tauri 4.25

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 88 Tauri is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 88 Tauri

88 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 88 Tauri are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 35m 39s

Declination J2000 +10° 09’ 38”

Galactic Longitude 186.4°

Galactic Latitude -24.13°

Constellation Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 88 Tauri in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 88 Tauri.

Visibility of 88 Tauri from your location

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

Today's 88 Tauri rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.8° RISE 10:14

Max altitude: 48.7° TRANSIT 17:04

Azimuth: 280.2° SET 23:54

RIGHT NOW 88 Tauri is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 88 Tauri

The image below is a photograph of 88 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 88 Tauri is 0.055 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.046 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 88 Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of 88 Tauri during the next 10000 years (9.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 88 Tauri from the Sun and relative movement

88 Tauri is distant 150.37 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 46.13 pc

Distance (light year) 150.37 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.055 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.046 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 88 Tauri

88 Tauri belongs to spectral class A5

Absolute magnitude 0.93

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature of 88 Tauri 8321K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 88 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 88 Tauri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

88 Tauri star system properties

88 Tauri is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 88 Tauri double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.25

Secondary star magnitude 7.85

Magnitude difference 3.6

Separation 69.7 arcsec

Alternative designations of 88 Tauri

Flamsteed designation 88 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD29140

SAO Catalogue SAO94026

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21402

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 607

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1658

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3317

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