ψ Tauri (psi Tauri)

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:28 | Tran: 13:22 | Set: 22:17

Alt: 5.09° Az: 312.17° Direction: North-West

ψ Tauri is a main-sequence star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Taurus.

ψ Tauri visual magnitude is 5.23. Because of its faintness, ψ 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 ψ Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ Tauri during the next 1000 years (-1.53 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.12 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 08m 35s

Declination +29° 04’ 04”

Hour Angle 08h 09m 30s

Sidereal Time 12h 18m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 07m 00s

Declination +29° 00’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 166.46°

Galactic Latitude -16.9°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.23

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.03

Spectral Type F1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.34

Temperature 7217K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ Tauri is distant 89.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 27.58

Distance (light year) 89.91

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.092 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ψ Tauri
(psi Tauri)

Flamsteed designation 42 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD25867

SAO Catalogue SAO76461

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19205

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+28 619

FK5 Catalogue 2295

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 60.9° RISE 4:28

Max altitude: 67.6° TRANSIT 13:22

Azimuth: 299.1° SET 22:17

In Evidence

Other stars in Taurus

ψ Tauri (psi Tauri)

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In Evidence

Other stars in Taurus

ψ Tauri (psi Tauri)

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

J2000

Galactic Coordinates

Finder Chart

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Alternative Designations

Visibility from Your Location