Star · F4V
85 Tau
85 Tau is a main-sequence star of spectral type F4V in the constellation Taurus, 155.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 21137 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | 155.3 light-years (47.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.01 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.62 |
| Spectral type | F4V |
| Surface temperature | 7,230 K |
| Luminosity | 7.65 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.76 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.66 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 31m 51.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 51′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.01). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° 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 1871. 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 85 Tau, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.22, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.