κ2 Tauri (kappa2 Tauri)

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:08 | Tran: 4:13 | Set: 12:15

Alt: -14.28° Az: 18.69° Direction: North-North-East

κ2 Tauri is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Taurus.

κ2 Tauri visual magnitude is 5.28. Because of its faintness, κ2 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 26m 53s

Declination +22° 15’ 16”

Hour Angle 13h 18m 25s

Sideral Time 17h 45m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 25m 24s

Declination +22° 11’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 174.65°

Galactic Latitude -18.54°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for κ2 Tauri (kappa2 Tauri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.28

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.06

Spectral Type A7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.25

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 143.93

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.109 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.054"/y

Alternative Designations

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

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 67.7° RISE 20:08

Max altitude: 60.8° TRANSIT 4:13

Azimuth: 292.3° SET 12:15

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus