How to see it
Tau1Lup has a visual magnitude of about 4.54: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Tau1Lup: right ascension 14h 26m 8s, declination −45° 13′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
Tau1Lup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 70574, HD 126341, Gaia DR3 6099307559847568512. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6099307559847568512
- HIP
- 70574
- HD
- 126341
- gaia_dr3
- 6099307559847568512
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Tau1Lup
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.54