How to see it
20Tau Ori has a visual magnitude of about 3.59: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 20Tau Ori: right ascension 5h 17m 36s, declination −6° 50′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
20Tau Ori. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24674, HD 34503, Gaia DR3 3207534529304666240. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3207534529304666240
- HIP
- 24674
- HD
- 34503
- gaia_dr3
- 3207534529304666240
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 20Tau Ori
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.59