ω1 Tauri (omega1 Tauri)

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:44 | Tran: 13:28 | Set: 21:13

Alt: 18.75° Az: 81.70° Direction: East

ω1 Tauri is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Taurus.

ω1 Tauri visual magnitude is 5.5. Because of its faintness, ω1 Tauri is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of ω1 Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of ω1 Tauri during the next 1000 years (1.73 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.55 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 10m 38s

Declination +19° 40’ 28”

Hour Angle 18h 22m 44s

Sidereal Time 22h 33m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 09m 10s

Declination +19° 36’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 174°

Galactic Latitude -23.09°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.5

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.75

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.07

Temperature 4581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ω1 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ω1 Tauri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω1 Tauri is distant 290.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 89.21

Distance (light year) 290.81

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.104 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ω1 Tauri
(omega1 Tauri)

Flamsteed designation 43 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26162

SAO Catalogue SAO93785

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19388

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+19 672

FK5 Catalogue 1115

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ω1 Tauri (omega1 Tauri) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 70.3° RISE 5:44

Max altitude: 58.2° TRANSIT 13:28

Azimuth: 289.7° SET 21:13

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus