How to see it
16Tau4Eri has a visual magnitude of about 2.59: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 16Tau4Eri: right ascension 3h 19m 31s, declination −21° 45′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
16Tau4Eri. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15474, HD 20720, Gaia DR3 5099455184968674560. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5099455184968674560
- HIP
- 15474
- HD
- 20720
- gaia_dr3
- 5099455184968674560
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 16Tau4Eri
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 2.59