How to see it
30Tau CMa has a visual magnitude of about 4.28: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 30Tau CMa: right ascension 7h 18m 42s, declination −24° 57′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
30Tau CMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 35415, HD 57061, Gaia DR3 5616537017987940736. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5616537017987940736
- HIP
- 35415
- HD
- 57061
- gaia_dr3
- 5616537017987940736
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 30Tau CMa
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.28