How to see it
Tau Oct has a visual magnitude of about 5.09: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Tau Oct: right ascension 23h 28m 4s, declination −87° 28′ 56″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
Tau Oct. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 115836, HD 219765, Gaia DR3 6341792101882924928.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6341792101882924928
- HIP
- 115836
- HD
- 219765
- gaia_dr3
- 6341792101882924928
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Tau Oct
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.09