Star profile
Rho Tauri
Variable starWhat is Rho Tauri
Rho Tauri belongs to the Hyades, the closest open cluster to the Sun and the V that traces the face of the Bull. It shares origin, age and motion with hundreds of stellar sisters born at the same instant. A white main-sequence star, mildly variable, drifting through space in a slow flock.
Where it is and when to see it
Rho 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 December, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 53° 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. 33 in brightness among the 144 stars of Taurus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Aldebaran, the brightest: it lies about 2° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 160 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Rho Tauri
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.65
- Distance
- 158.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 68.462° · Dec 14.844°
- Catalogue
- HIP 21273 · HD 28910
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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
- 71 Tauri4.48
- 136 Tauri4.56
- Iota Tauri4.62
- Sigma 2 Tauri4.67
- Pi Tauri4.69