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

Altitude: 6.4°   Azimuth: 58.8°   Direction: East-North-East

95 Tauri is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Taurus.

95 Tauri visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its reltive faintness, 95 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 95 Tauri is 0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 95 Tauri star
DSS2 image of 95 Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of 95 Tauri during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 95 Tauri

6.13
Sub-giant

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

Altitude: 6.4°
Azimuth: 58.8°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 95 Tauri

95 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 95 Tauri are provided in the following table:

04h 43m 13s
+24° 05’ 20”
175.88°
-14.19°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 95 Tauri in the sky:

Finder chart 95 Tauri star
Simplified finder chart for 95 Tauri.

Visibility of 95 Tauri from your location

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

Today's 95 Tauri rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.9°
Max altitude: 62.6°
Azimuth: 294.1°

Distance of 95 Tauri from the Sun and relative movement

95 Tauri is distant 162.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

49.93 pc
162.76 ly
8 km/s
0.017 arcsec/year
-0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 95 Tauri

95 Tauri belongs to spectral class F7 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

2.64
F7IV
6213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 95 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 95 Tauri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 95 Tauri

SAO76727
SAO76727