ρ Tauri (rho Tauri)

Altitude: 2.2° Azimuth: 68.7° Direction: East-North-East

ρ Tauri is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Taurus.

ρ Tauri visual magnitude is 4.65. Because of its moderate brightness, ρ Tauri should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about ρ Tauri:

Color of ρ Tauri ⬤

Magnitude of ρ Tauri 4.65

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

ρ Tauri (rho Tauri) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 2.2°
Azimuth: 68.7°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ρ Tauri

ρ Tauri 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 ρ Tauri are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 33m 50s

Declination J2000 +14° 50’ 39”

Galactic Longitude 182.05°

Galactic Latitude -21.67°

Constellation Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of ρ Tauri in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for ρ Tauri (rho Tauri).

Visibility of ρ Tauri from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's ρ Tauri (rho Tauri) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.2° RISE 16:47

Max altitude: 53.4° TRANSIT 0:07

Azimuth: 284.8° SET 7:22

Digitized Sky Survey image of ρ Tauri

The image below is a photograph of ρ Tauri from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of ρ Tauri is 0.103 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.027 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of ρ Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Tauri during the next 1000 years (1.72 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.45 arcmin in declination);

Distance of ρ Tauri from the Sun and relative movement

ρ Tauri is distant 152.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 46.75 pc

Distance (light year) 152.41 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 40 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.103 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.027 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ρ Tauri

ρ Tauri belongs to spectral class A8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.30

Spectral Type A8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.25

Temperature of ρ Tauri 7795K

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

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

Alternative designations of ρ Tauri

Bayer designation ρ Tauri
(rho Tauri)

Flamsteed designation 86 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD28910

SAO Catalogue SAO94007

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21273

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 720

FK5 Catalogue 1125

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Rho Tau

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