How to see it

Tau Pup has a visual magnitude of about 2.94: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for Tau Pup: right ascension 6h 49m 56s, declination −50° 36′ 52″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.

Catalog context

Tau Pup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 32768, HD 50310, Gaia DR3 HYG-HIP-32768.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 HYG-HIP-32768

HIP

32768

HD

50310

gaia_dr3

HYG-HIP-32768

Bayer / Flamsteed

Tau Pup

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M HYG-HIP-32768
• HD 50310
• HIP 32768
• HYG-HIP-32768

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

2.94