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46 Tauri

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is 46 Tauri

46 Tauri is a yellow-white F-type star set near the Hyades cluster, that family of stars tracing the face of the Bull. Slightly hotter than the Sun, it shines relatively close, just over a hundred light-years away. Its hue places it on the intermediate step between intense white and the solar yellow.

Where it is and when to see it

46 Tauri lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is November, when it culminates around midnight.

  • From London it culminates about 46° above the horizon.
  • From New York it culminates about 57° above the horizon.
  • From Sydney it culminates about 48° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 82° S.

It ranks no. 66 in brightness among the 144 stars of Taurus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Aldebaran, the brightest: it lies about 10° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 120 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 46 Tauri

Constellation
Taurus
Apparent magnitude
5.29
Distance
118.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 63.388° · Dec 7.716°
Catalogue
HIP 19719 · HD 26690

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Other stars in Taurus

Taurus has 144 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 144 stars in Taurus