Pleione - 28 Tauri
Pleione, also designated as 28 Tauri , is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Taurus.
Pleione visual magnitude is 5.09. Because of its reltive faintness, Pleione should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of Pleione is 0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.05 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about Pleione
Pleione - 28 Tauri is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 24.1°
Azimuth: 80.9°
Direction: East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Pleione
Pleione is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of Pleione are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of Pleione in the sky:
Visibility of Pleione from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Pleione - 28 Tauri rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of Pleione from the Sun and relative movement
Pleione is distant 387.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of Pleione
Pleione belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where Pleione is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
