Star · A1
63 Tau
63 Tau is a main-sequence star of spectral type A1 in the constellation Taurus, 156.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 20484 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | 156.8 light-years (48.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.64 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.23 |
| Spectral type | A1 |
| Surface temperature | 7,400 K |
| Luminosity | 11.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.02 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.82 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 23m 25.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +16° 46′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.64). 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 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 1869. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 63 Tau, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.24, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 20605 2.78 light-years
- 70 Tau 3.55 light-years
- δ³ Tau 4.04 light-years
- Secunda Hyadum 4.32 light-years
- HIP 20350 4.69 light-years
- 58 Tau 5.39 light-years
- HIP 20440 5.52 light-years
- HIP 20815 5.54 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.