λ Tauri (lambda Tauri)

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:11 | Tran: 9:41 | Set: 16:08

Alt: 56.66° Az: 246.18° Direction: West-South-West

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.

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

Right Ascension 04h 02m 05s

Declination +12° 33’ 37”

Hour Angle 02h 04m 02s

Sidereal Time 06h 06m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 00m 40s

Declination +12° 29’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 178.37°

Galactic Latitude -29.38°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Tauri (lambda Tauri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.47

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.81

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 11920K

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

Distance (parsec) 113.51

Distance (light year) 370.03

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ Tauri
(lambda Tauri)

Flamsteed designation 35 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD25204

SAO Catalogue SAO93719

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18724

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+12 539

FK5 Catalogue 150

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Lam Tau

Visibility from Your Location

Today's λ Tauri (lambda Tauri) rise, transit and set times from Wushan, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 77.4° RISE 3:11

Max altitude: 73.1° TRANSIT 9:41

Azimuth: 282.6° SET 16:08

Name:	Wushan, China
Latitude:	29° 27' 6.5" N
Longitude:	115° 39' 21.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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