χ Tauri (chi Tauri)

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:53 | Tran: 11:23 | Set: 19:53

Alt: -6.41° Az: 328.78° Direction: North-North-West

χ Tauri is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Taurus.

χ Tauri visual magnitude is 5.37. Because of its faintness, χ 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 χ Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Tauri during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 24m 08s

Declination +25° 41’ 14”

Hour Angle 09h 40m 33s

Sidereal Time 14h 04m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 22m 34s

Declination +25° 37’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 171.51°

Galactic Latitude -16.74°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for χ Tauri (chi Tauri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.37

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.80

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.05

Temperature 10795K

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

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

Star System Properties

χ 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 χ Tauri double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.37

Secondary star magnitude 8.37

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 19.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ Tauri is distant 267.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 82.03

Distance (light year) 267.43

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ Tauri
(chi Tauri)

Flamsteed designation 59 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD27638

SAO Catalogue SAO76573

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20430

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+25 707

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3161

Visibility from Your Location

Today's χ Tauri (chi Tauri) rise, transit and set times from Leusden, Paesi Bassi are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Amsterdam):

Azimuth: 64.3° RISE 2:53

Max altitude: 63.6° TRANSIT 11:23

Azimuth: 295.7° SET 19:53

Name:	Leusden, Paesi Bassi
Latitude:	52° 7' 57.0" N
Longitude:	5° 25' 55.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/Amsterdam

Set Location

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