κ2 Tauri (kappa2 Tauri)

Altitude: 37.5° Azimuth: 258.5° Direction: West-South-West

κ2 Tauri is a variable and multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Taurus.

κ2 Tauri visual magnitude is 5.28. Because of its reltive faintness, κ2 Tauri should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about κ2 Tauri:

Color of κ2 Tauri ⬤

Magnitude of κ2 Tauri 5.28

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

κ2 Tauri (kappa2 Tauri) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 37.5°
Azimuth: 258.5°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of κ2 Tauri

κ2 Tauri is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of κ2 Tauri are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 25m 24s

Declination J2000 +22° 11’ 58”

Galactic Longitude 174.65°

Galactic Latitude -18.54°

Constellation Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of κ2 Tauri in the sky:

Finder chart κ2 Tauri (kappa2 Tauri) star

Simplified finder chart for κ2 Tauri (kappa2 Tauri).

Visibility of κ2 Tauri from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's κ2 Tauri (kappa2 Tauri) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.8° RISE 4:10

Max altitude: 60.7° TRANSIT 12:11

Azimuth: 292.2° SET 20:11

RIGHT NOW κ2 Tauri (kappa2 Tauri) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of κ2 Tauri

The image below is a photograph of κ2 Tauri from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of κ2 Tauri is 0.109 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.054 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of κ2 Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of κ2 Tauri during the next 1000 years (1.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.90 arcmin in declination);

Distance of κ2 Tauri from the Sun and relative movement

κ2 Tauri is distant 143.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 44.15 pc

Distance (light year) 143.93 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.109 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.054 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of κ2 Tauri

κ2 Tauri belongs to spectral class A7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 2.06

Spectral Type A7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.25

Temperature of κ2 Tauri 7795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where κ2 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of κ2 Tauri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of κ2 Tauri

Bayer designation κ2 Tauri
(kappa2 Tauri)

Flamsteed designation 67 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD27946

SAO Catalogue SAO76602

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20641

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+21 643

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1594

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3201

In Evidence

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