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φ Tauri (phi Tauri)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 4:32 | Tran: 13:12 | Set: 21:52
Alt: -8.90°   Az: 340.90°   Direction: North-North-West

φ Tauri is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Taurus.

φ Tauri visual magnitude is 4.95. Because of its moderate brightness, φ 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 φ Tauri (phi Tauri) star
DSS2 image of φ Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of φ Tauri during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 21m 55s
+27° 24’ 35”
10h 34m 33s
14h 56m 28s

J2000

04h 20m 21s
+27° 21’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

169.83°
-15.94°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for φ Tauri (phi Tauri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.95
Giant

-0.15
K1III
4409K

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

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

Star System Properties

φ Tauri is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the φ Tauri double sysyem:

4.95
8.65
3.7
50 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

φ Tauri is distant 342.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

104.93
342.08
3 km/s
-0.025 arcsec/y
-0.08"/y

Alternative Designations

φ Tauri
(phi Tauri)
SAO76558
SAO76558

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 62.6°
Max altitude: 65.9°
Azimuth: 297.4°