Star profile

58 Tauri

Variable star

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

What is 58 Tauri

58 Tauri pulses as a variable F-type star in the fields of the Bull, 153 light-years away, near the broader environment of the Hyades cluster. Its brightness drifts slightly around magnitude 5.26, a reminder that many yellow-white stars are not steady hearths but slow heartbeats. The light gathered tonight set out in the late 19th century, when spectroscopy was only beginning to read the chemistry of the stars.

Where it is and when to see it

58 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 54° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 64° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 41° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 75° S.

It ranks no. 62 in brightness among the 144 stars of Taurus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Aldebaran, the brightest: it lies about 4° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 150 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 58 Tauri

Constellation: Taurus
Apparent magnitude: 5.26
Distance: 153.1 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 65.151° · Dec 15.095°
Catalogue: HIP 20261 · HD 27459

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Other stars in Taurus

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