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λ Tauri (lambda Tauri)

Altitude: 6.9°   Azimuth: 78.6°   Direction: East-North-East

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

λ Tauri visual magnitude is 3.47. Because of its moderate brightness, λ Tauri should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of λ Tauri is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Key facts about λ Tauri

3.47
Main-sequence

λ Tauri (lambda Tauri) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 6.9°
Azimuth: 78.6°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of λ Tauri

λ 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 λ Tauri are provided in the following table:

04h 00m 40s
+12° 29’ 25”
178.37°
-29.38°
Taurus

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

Finder chart λ Tauri (lambda Tauri) star
Simplified finder chart for λ Tauri (lambda Tauri).

Visibility of λ 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 λ Tauri (lambda 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: 77.5°
Max altitude: 51.0°
Azimuth: 282.5°

Distance of λ Tauri from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc
370.03 ly
18 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/year
-0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of λ Tauri

λ Tauri belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-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

Alternative designations of λ Tauri

λ Tauri
(lambda Tauri)
SAO93719
SAO93719