Star profile
117 Tauri
Cool red starWhat is 117 Tauri
117 Tauri is an M-type red giant, a cold and dilated star whose surroundings take on a reddish tone visible through the telescope. It inhabits the edges of Taurus, that zodiacal constellation where the Pleiades and Hyades shine. Its light takes more than six centuries to cross the space between us, departing from the era before the discovery of America.
Where it is and when to see it
117 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 56° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 67° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 39° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 73° S.
It ranks no. 119 in brightness among the 144 stars of Taurus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Aldebaran, the brightest: it lies about 12° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 610 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 117 Tauri
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.77
- Distance
- 613.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 82.007° · Dec 17.239°
- Catalogue
- HIP 25583 · HD 35802
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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
- 6 Tauri5.76
- Asterope5.76
- HIP 202685.76
- 89 Tauri5.78
- 99 Tauri5.79