μ Tauri (mu Tauri)

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:39 | Tran: 13:23 | Set: 20:06

Alt: 9.60° Az: 87.65° Direction: East

μ Tauri is a sub-giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Taurus.

μ Tauri visual magnitude is 4.29. Because of its moderate brightness, μ 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 16m 54s

Declination +08° 57’ 14”

Hour Angle 18h 16m 46s

Sidereal Time 22h 33m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 15m 32s

Declination +08° 53’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 184.21°

Galactic Latitude -28.85°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.29

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.33

Spectral Type B3IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 434.67

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

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

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 81.0° RISE 6:39

Max altitude: 47.5° TRANSIT 13:23

Azimuth: 279.0° SET 20:06

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus