How to see it

5 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 3.84: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for 5 Tau: right ascension 3h 30m 52s, declination +12° 56′ 12″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.

Catalog context

5 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16369, HD 21754, Gaia DR3 40834354322264832.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 40834354322264832

HIP

16369

HD

21754

gaia_dr3

40834354322264832

Bayer / Flamsteed

5 Tau

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 40834354322264832
• HD 21754
• HIP 16369

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

3.84