μ Tauri (mu Tauri)

μ Tauri is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Taurus.

μ Tauri visual magnitude is 4.29. Because of its moderate brightness, μ Tauri should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about μ Tauri:

Color of μ Tauri ⬤

Magnitude of μ Tauri 4.29

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW μ Tauri (mu Tauri) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 36°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of μ Tauri

μ 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 μ Tauri are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 15m 32s

Declination J2000 +08° 53’ 31”

Galactic Longitude 184.21°

Galactic Latitude -28.85°

Constellation Taurus

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

Simplified finder chart for μ Tauri (mu Tauri).

Visibility of μ 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 μ Tauri (mu 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: 81.1° RISE 5:45

Max altitude: 47.4° TRANSIT 12:28

Azimuth: 278.9° SET 19:11

RIGHT NOW μ Tauri (mu Tauri) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of μ Tauri

The image below is a photograph of μ 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 μ Tauri is 0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.024 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of μ Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Tauri during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of μ Tauri from the Sun and relative movement

μ Tauri is distant 434.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 133.33 pc

Distance (light year) 434.67 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.021 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.024 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of μ Tauri

μ Tauri belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.33

Spectral Type B3IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature of μ Tauri 10941K

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

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

Alternative designations of μ Tauri

Bayer designation μ Tauri
(mu Tauri)

Flamsteed designation 49 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26912

SAO Catalogue SAO111696

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19860

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 657

FK5 Catalogue 1118

In Evidence

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