72 Tauri

72 Tauri (abbreviated 72 Tau) is a possible binary star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.5, although only 0.29° from the brighter υ Tauri. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 7.9 mas seen from Earth, it is around 410 light years from the Sun.

72 Tauri
Location of 72 Tauri (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Taurus
Right ascension 04h 27m 17.4508s
Declination +22° 59 46.778
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.514
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type B7V
U−B color index −0.48
B−V color index −0.10
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)32.2±1.1 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −1.409 mas/yr
Dec.: −13.722 mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.9390 ± 0.398 mas
Distance410 ± 20 ly
(126 ± 6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.21
Details
Mass3.47 M
Radius2.8 R
Luminosity185 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.97 cgs
Temperature12,689 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)115 km/s
Age38 Myr
Other designations
υ2 Tau, 72 Tauri, BD+22°699, HD 28149, HIP 20789, HR 1399
Database references
SIMBADdata
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