Star · G0III
36 Tau
36 Tau is a giant star of spectral type G0III in the constellation Taurus, 1,044 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 19009 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | 1,044 light-years (320.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.46 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.07 |
| Spectral type | G0III |
| Surface temperature | 5,240 K |
| Luminosity | 716 L☉ |
| Radius | 32.5 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.94 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 04m 21.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +24° 06′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.46). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 66° S. North of latitude 66° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 982. 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 36 Tau, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.36, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Scorpius. 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.