ξ Tauri (xi Tauri)

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:19 | Tran: 12:07 | Set: 18:55

Alt: -21.78° Az: 322.82° Direction: North-West

ξ Tauri is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Taurus.

ξ Tauri visual magnitude is 3.74. Because of its moderate brightness, ξ 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 ξ Tauri. The red arrow shows the motion of ξ Tauri during the next 10000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 28m 32s

Declination +09° 49’ 11”

Hour Angle 09h 41m 07s

Sidereal Time 13h 09m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 27m 10s

Declination +09° 43’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 174.01°

Galactic Latitude -37.25°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ξ Tauri (xi Tauri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.74

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.43

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ξ Tauri is distant 222.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 68.12

Distance (light year) 222.07

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.06 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ξ Tauri
(xi Tauri)

Flamsteed designation 2 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD21364

SAO Catalogue SAO111195

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP16083

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 439

FK5 Catalogue 123

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 80.2° RISE 5:19

Max altitude: 48.3° TRANSIT 12:07

Azimuth: 279.8° SET 18:55

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus