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δ3 Tauri (delta3 Tauri)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 20:08 | Tran: 3:46 | Set: 11:20
Alt: 16.30°   Az: 278.58°   Direction: West

δ3 Tauri is a variable and multiple sub-giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Taurus.

δ3 Tauri visual magnitude is 4.29. Because of its moderate brightness, δ3 Tauri 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 δ3 Tauri (delta3 Tauri) star
DSS2 image of δ3 Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of δ3 Tauri during the next 1000 years (1.80 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.47 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 26m 55s
+17° 58’ 58”
05h 44m 51s
10h 11m 46s

J2000

04h 25m 29s
+17° 55’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

178.12°
-21.3°

Finder Chart

Finder chart δ3 Tauri (delta3 Tauri) star
Simplified finder chart for δ3 Tauri (delta3 Tauri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.29
Sub-giant

1.01
A2IV
9542K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where δ3 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of δ3 Tauri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

δ3 Tauri is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the δ3 Tauri double sysyem:

4.29
7.99
3.7
1.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ3 Tauri is distant 147.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

45.35
147.85
35 km/s
0.108 arcsec/y
-0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

δ3 Tauri
(delta3 Tauri)
SAO93923
SAO93923

Visibility from Your Location

Today's δ3 Tauri (delta3 Tauri) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.0°
Max altitude: 56.5°
Azimuth: 288.0°