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), on the celestial sphere.

Catalog context

4 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16322, HD 21686, Gaia DR3 16370186245017600.

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