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υ Tauri (upsilon Tauri)

Altitude: 16.3°   Azimuth: 73.7°   Direction: East-North-East

υ Tauri is a variable and multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Taurus.

υ Tauri visual magnitude is 4.28. Because of its moderate brightness, υ Tauri should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of υ Tauri is 0.107 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.046 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of υ Tauri (upsilon Tauri) star
DSS2 image of υ Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of υ Tauri during the next 1000 years (1.78 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.77 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about υ Tauri

4.28
Main-sequence

υ Tauri (upsilon Tauri) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 16.3°
Azimuth: 73.7°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of υ Tauri

υ 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 υ Tauri are provided in the following table:

04h 26m 18s
+22° 48’ 48”
174.3°
-17.98°
Taurus

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

Finder chart υ Tauri (upsilon Tauri) star
Simplified finder chart for υ Tauri (upsilon Tauri).

Visibility of υ 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 υ Tauri (upsilon 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: 67.2°
Max altitude: 61.3°
Azimuth: 292.8°

Distance of υ Tauri from the Sun and relative movement

υ Tauri is distant 154.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

47.46 pc
154.72 ly
35 km/s
0.107 arcsec/year
-0.046 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of υ Tauri

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

0.90
A8V
7726K

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

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

υ Tauri star system properties

υ Tauri 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 υ Tauri double sysyem:

4.28
6.18
1.9
0 arcsec

Alternative designations of υ Tauri

υ Tauri
(upsilon Tauri)
SAO76608
SAO76608