Star · B9V
ξ Tau
ξ Tau is a main-sequence star of spectral type B9V in the constellation Taurus, 194.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 16083 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | 194.2 light-years (59.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.73 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.14 |
| Spectral type | B9V |
| Surface temperature | 11,280 K |
| Luminosity | 165 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.37 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.91 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 27m 10.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 43′ 57″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.73). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 80° S. 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 1832. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ξ Tau, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.70, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Libra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 138.1B 6.32 light-years
- HIP 15453 8.78 light-years
- HIP 15374 8.82 light-years
- HIP 16760 10.7 light-years
- SDSS J031740.38+061303.8 15.3 light-years
- HIP 17235 15.4 light-years
- HIP 16663 15.5 light-years
- HIP 14803 16.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.