Celaeno - 16 Tauri

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:51 | Tran: 5:11 | Set: 13:27

Alt: -13.03° Az: 346.07° Direction: North-North-West

Celaeno, also designated as 16 Tauri , is a variable and double sub-giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Taurus.

Celaeno visual magnitude is 5.46. Because of its faintness, Celaeno 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 Celaeno. The red arrow shows the motion of Celaeno during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 46m 16s

Declination +24° 21’ 56”

Hour Angle 11h 00m 19s

Sideral Time 14h 46m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 44m 48s

Declination +24° 17’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 166.04°

Galactic Latitude -23.73°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for Celaeno - 16 Tauri.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.46

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.41

Spectral Type B7IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

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

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

Star System Properties

Celaeno is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Celaeno double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.46

Secondary star magnitude 7.46

Magnitude difference 2

Separation 0 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Celaeno is distant 334.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 102.56

Distance (light year) 334.36

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Celaeno

Flamsteed designation 16 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD23288

SAO Catalogue SAO76126

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17489

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 505

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1262

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Celaeno - 16 Tauri rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.6° RISE 20:51

Max altitude: 62.9° TRANSIT 5:11

Azimuth: 294.4° SET 13:27

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

Location

Other stars in Taurus