97 Tauri

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:30 | Tran: 6:14 | Set: 13:53

Alt: 31.98° Az: 99.90° Direction: East

97 Tauri is a variable and double sub-giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Taurus.

97 Tauri visual magnitude is 5.1. Because of its faintness, 97 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 97 Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of 97 Tauri during the next 10000 years (13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 52m 49s

Declination +18° 52’ 47”

Hour Angle 19h 51m 56s

Sideral Time 00h 44m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 51m 22s

Declination +18° 50’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 181.38°

Galactic Latitude -15.91°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 97 Tauri.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.1

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.29

Spectral Type A7IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.21

Temperature 8086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 97 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 97 Tauri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

97 Tauri is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 97 Tauri double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.1

Secondary star magnitude 10.4

Magnitude difference 5.3

Separation 177 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

97 Tauri is distant 188.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 57.90

Distance (light year) 188.77

Radial Speed 37 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.08 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.035"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 97 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD30780

SAO Catalogue SAO94164

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22565

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+18 743

FK5 Catalogue 1135

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V480 Tau

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 97 Tauri rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.1° RISE 22:30

Max altitude: 57.4° TRANSIT 6:14

Azimuth: 288.9° SET 13:53

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Taurus