τ Centauri (tau Centauri)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -64.13°
Az: 260.04°
Direction: West
τ Centauri is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Centaurus.
τ Centauri visual magnitude is 3.86. Because of its moderate brightness, τ Centauri 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 τ Centauri. The red arrow shows the motion of τ Centauri during the next
1000 years (-3.07 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.08 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for τ Centauri (tau Centauri).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for τ Centauri (tau Centauri).
The red dot in the diagram below shows where τ Centauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of τ Centauri.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
τ Centauri is distant 131.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
τ Centauri (tau Centauri) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK