How to see it
79 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 4.97: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 79 Tau: right ascension 4h 28m 50s, declination +13° 2′ 51″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
79 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20901, HD 28355, Gaia DR3 3307650109600736000.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3307650109600736000
- HIP
- 20901
- HD
- 28355
- gaia_dr3
- 3307650109600736000
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 79 Tau
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.97