Star profile

89 Tauri

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

What is 89 Tauri

89 Tauri lies relatively close, 162 light-years away, in the heart of the zodiacal Bull. It is an F-type star, slightly hotter than the Sun, and shares its sky with the Hyades —the open cluster nearest to us, which traces the Bull's head. Its light departed in the late 19th century. A relative neighbor among the stars that compose one of the oldest faces in the sky.

Where it is and when to see it

89 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 55° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 65° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 40° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 74° S.

It ranks no. 120 in brightness among the 144 stars of Taurus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Aldebaran, the brightest: it lies about 1° 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 89 Tauri

Constellation: Taurus
Apparent magnitude: 5.78
Distance: 162.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 69.539° · Dec 16.033°
Catalogue: HIP 21588 · HD 29375

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Other stars in Taurus

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