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Chamukuy - θ2 Tauri (theta2 Tauri)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 11:47 | Tran: 19:09 | Set: 2:35
Alt: -0.16°   Az: 63.64°   Direction: East-North-East

Chamukuy, also designated as θ2 Tauri (theta2 Tauri), is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Taurus.

Chamukuy visual magnitude is 3.4. Because of its moderate brightness, Chamukuy is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Chamukuy - θ2 Tauri (theta2 Tauri) star
DSS2 image of Chamukuy. The red arrow shows the motion of Chamukuy during the next 1000 years (1.72 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.42 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 30m 05s
+15° 55’ 28”
16h 34m 49s
21h 04m 55s

J2000

04h 28m 39s
+15° 52’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

180.35°
-22.01°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Chamukuy - θ2 Tauri (theta2 Tauri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.4
Giant

0.10
A7III
8321K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

3.4
3.8
0.4
337.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Chamukuy is distant 148.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

45.68
148.93
40 km/s
0.103 arcsec/y
-0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Chamukuy
θ2 Tauri
(theta2 Tauri)
SAO93957
SAO93957

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Chamukuy - θ2 Tauri (theta2 Tauri) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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