32 Tauri

32 Tauri is the Flamsteed designation for a solitary star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. It has a visual magnitude of 5.64, making it visible to the naked eye from suburban skies (according to the Bortle scale). The position of this star near the ecliptic plane means that it is subject to occultations by the Moon. Parallax measurements put it at a distance of from the Sun. It is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +31.9 km/s, having come to within some 759,000 years ago.
The spectrum of this star matches a stellar classification of F2IV, with the luminosity class of IV indicating that this star has reached the subgiant stage and is in the process of evolving into a giant star. It has 47% more mass than the Sun with double the Sun's radius, but eight times the Sun's luminosity and about half the Sun's age. The abundance of elements other than hydrogen and helium is lower in this star compared to the Sun. The effective temperature of the star's outer atmosphere is 6,857 K, giving it the white-hued glow of an F-type star.