ρ Tauri (rho Tauri)

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:29 | Tran: 13:45 | Set: 21:01

Alt: -3.20° Az: 61.08° Direction: East-North-East

ρ Tauri is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Taurus.

ρ Tauri visual magnitude is 4.65. Because of its moderate brightness, ρ 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 35m 17s

Declination +14° 53’ 45”

Hour Angle 16h 18m 56s

Sidereal Time 20h 54m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 33m 50s

Declination +14° 50’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 182.05°

Galactic Latitude -21.67°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.65

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.30

Spectral Type A8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.25

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 152.41

Radial Speed 40 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.103 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

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

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 75.1° RISE 6:29

Max altitude: 53.4° TRANSIT 13:45

Azimuth: 284.9° SET 21:01

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Other stars in Taurus

ρ Tauri (rho Tauri)

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In Evidence

Other stars in Taurus

ρ Tauri (rho Tauri)

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

J2000

Galactic Coordinates

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Alternative Designations

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