Star · B2V
113 Tau
113 Tau is a main-sequence star of spectral type B2V in the constellation Taurus, 1,097 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 25410 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | 1,097 light-years (336.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.23 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.40 |
| Spectral type | B2V |
| Surface temperature | 11,310 K |
| Luminosity | 530 L☉ |
| Radius | 6 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.45 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 26m 05.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +16° 42′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.23). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 73° S. North of latitude 73° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 929. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 19 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 113 Tau, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.46, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.