How to see it
52Tau Cet has a visual magnitude of about 3.30: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 52Tau Cet: right ascension 1h 44m 2s, declination −15° 56′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
52Tau Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8102, HD 10700, Gaia DR3 2452378776434477184. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2452378776434477184
- HIP
- 8102
- HD
- 10700
- gaia_dr3
- 2452378776434477184
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 52Tau Cet
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.30