How to see it
125 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 5.15: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 125 Tau: right ascension 5h 39m 44s, declination +25° 53′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
125 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26640, HD 37438, Gaia DR3 3440971843000549248. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3440971843000549248
- HIP
- 26640
- HD
- 37438
- gaia_dr3
- 3440971843000549248
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 125 Tau
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.15