How to see it
Tau Cen has a visual magnitude of about 3.85: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Tau Cen: right ascension 12h 37m 42s, declination −48° 32′ 29″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
Tau Cen. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61622, HD 109787, Gaia DR3 6127688772460862976.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6127688772460862976
- HIP
- 61622
- HD
- 109787
- gaia_dr3
- 6127688772460862976
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Tau Cen
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.85