How to see it
4 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 5.12: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 4 Tau: right ascension 3h 30m 24s, declination +11° 20′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
4 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16322, HD 21686, Gaia DR3 16370186245017600. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 16370186245017600
- HIP
- 16322
- HD
- 21686
- gaia_dr3
- 16370186245017600
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 4 Tau
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 16370186245017600
- HD 21686
- HIP 16322
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.12