Taygeta - 19 Tauri

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:47 | Tran: 13:04 | Set: 21:22

Alt: 16.60° Az: 288.76° Direction: West-North-West

Taygeta, also designated as 19 Tauri , is a variable and multiple sub-giant star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Taurus.

Taygeta visual magnitude is 4.3. Because of its moderate brightness, Taygeta 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 Taygeta. The red arrow shows the motion of Taygeta during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 46m 43s

Declination +24° 32’ 42”

Hour Angle 06h 15m 55s

Sidereal Time 10h 02m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 45m 12s

Declination +24° 28’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 165.98°

Galactic Latitude -23.53°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.3

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.99

Spectral Type B6IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

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

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

Star System Properties

Taygeta is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Taygeta double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.3

Secondary star magnitude 5.8

Magnitude difference 1.5

Separation 0 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Taygeta is distant 372.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 114.29

Distance (light year) 372.57

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.045"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Taygeta

Flamsteed designation 19 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD23338

SAO Catalogue SAO76140

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17531

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+24 547

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1264

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Taygeta - 19 Tauri rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.5° RISE 4:47

Max altitude: 63.1° TRANSIT 13:04

Azimuth: 294.5° SET 21:22

In Evidence

Other stars in Taurus

Taygeta - 19 Tauri

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In Evidence

Other stars in Taurus

Taygeta - 19 Tauri

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

J2000

Galactic Coordinates

Finder Chart

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Star System Properties

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Alternative Designations

Visibility from Your Location