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Sunset: 17:05
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λ Tauri (lambda Tauri)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 11:35 | Tran: 18:37 | Set: 1:44
Alt: -25.73°   Az: 6.78°   Direction: North

λ Tauri is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Taurus.

λ Tauri visual magnitude is 3.47. Because of its moderate brightness, λ 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 λ Tauri (lambda Tauri) star
DSS2 image of λ Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Tauri during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 02m 04s
+12° 33’ 34”
12h 25m 01s
16h 27m 05s

J2000

04h 00m 40s
+12° 29’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

178.37°
-29.38°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Tauri (lambda Tauri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.47
Main-sequence

-1.81
B3V
11920K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Tauri is distant 370.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

113.51
370.03
18 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/y
-0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

λ Tauri
(lambda Tauri)
SAO93719
SAO93719

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 77.4°
Max altitude: 51.1°
Azimuth: 282.6°