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), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
52Tau Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8102, HD 10700, Gaia DR3 2452378776434477184.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2452378776434477184
- HIP
- 8102
- HD
- 10700
- gaia_dr3
- 2452378776434477184
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 52Tau Cet
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.30