Star profile
Mu Tauri
Hot blue starWhat is Mu Tauri
Mu Tauri is a hot blue type B star burning some 456 light-years away, on the neck of the Bull. It haunts the celestial precinct of the Hyades —the V-shaped open cluster that traces the animal's face— and visually shares the gathering that frames red Aldebaran. Its cool tint and bright glow place it among the many young, vigorous workers of a region so heavily charged with mythology.
Where it is and when to see it
Mu 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 47° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 58° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 47° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 81° S.
It ranks no. 21 in brightness among the 144 stars of Taurus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Aldebaran, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 460 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Mu Tauri
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.27
- Distance
- 455.6 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 63.884° · Dec 8.892°
- Catalogue
- HIP 19860 · HD 26912
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Other stars in Taurus
Taurus has 144 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AldebaranAlpha Tauri0.87
- ElnathBeta Tauri1.65
- AlcyoneEta Tauri2.85
- Merope4.14
- Kappa 1 Tauri4.21
- 88 Tauri4.25
- 90 Tauri4.27
- Tau Tauri4.27