Planet Wheel
·
Sky Maps
·
Galactic Map
·
Latest
·
Random

Sections

Catalogues

Tools and Links

Galactic Map

Show the direction and distance to this object on the Galactic Map.

Omicron Tauri

1 Tauri

Yellow giant in Taurus

Show on Sky Map

Proper NameNone
Bayer DesignationOmicron Tauri
Flamsteed Number1 Tauri
HR (BSC)1030
HD21120
ConstellationTaurus
Right Ascension3h 24m 49s
Declination+9° 1' 44"
Distance216 light years
66 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +3.60
Absolute: -0.51
Spectral ClassG6IIIaFe-1 yellow giant
Optimum VisibilityNovember / December

To the north and somewhat to the west of bright Omicron Tauri, the faint and distant galaxy PGC 1360090 is visible as a small grey elongated speck. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

Indexes

Related Entries

v2.1g

eSky © copyright Mark Fisher 1999-2024