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ω2 Tauri (omega2 Tauri)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 21:34 | Tran: 5:28 | Set: 13:18
Alt: 51.06°   Az: 130.86°   Direction: South-East

ω2 Tauri is a variable and double star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Taurus.

ω2 Tauri visual magnitude is 4.94. Because of its moderate brightness, ω2 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.

Image of ω2 Tauri (omega2 Tauri) star
DSS2 image of ω2 Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of ω2 Tauri during the next 10000 years (-7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 18m 42s
+20° 38’ 16”
21h 57m 52s
02h 16m 35s

J2000

04h 17m 15s
+20° 34’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

174.61°
-21.03°

Finder Chart

Finder chart ω2 Tauri (omega2 Tauri) star
Simplified finder chart for ω2 Tauri (omega2 Tauri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.94

2.65
A3
7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ω2 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ω2 Tauri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

ω2 Tauri is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ω2 Tauri double sysyem:

4.94
6.94
2
0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω2 Tauri is distant 93.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

28.68
93.49
16 km/s
-0.044 arcsec/y
-0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

ω2 Tauri
(omega2 Tauri)
SAO76532
SAO76532

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ω2 Tauri (omega2 Tauri) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.4°
Max altitude: 59.2°
Azimuth: 290.6°