π Tauri (pi Tauri)

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:48 | Tran: 12:03 | Set: 19:18

Alt: 19.20° Az: 269.76° Direction: West

π Tauri is a giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Taurus.

π Tauri visual magnitude is 4.69. Because of its moderate brightness, π 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 π Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of π Tauri during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 28m 02s

Declination +14° 46’ 09”

Hour Angle 05h 10m 20s

Sidereal Time 09h 38m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 26m 36s

Declination +14° 42’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 180.99°

Galactic Latitude -23.12°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.69

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.03

Spectral Type G7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Tauri is distant 454.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 139.47

Distance (light year) 454.67

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation π Tauri
(pi Tauri)

Flamsteed designation 73 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD28100

SAO Catalogue SAO93935

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20732

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 697

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 75.2° RISE 4:48

Max altitude: 53.3° TRANSIT 12:03

Azimuth: 284.8° SET 19:18

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus