How to see it
72Tau Cnc has a visual magnitude of about 5.19: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 72Tau Cnc: right ascension 9h 8m 0s, declination +29° 39′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
72Tau Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44818, HD 78235, Gaia DR3 699345612094125440. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 699345612094125440
- HIP
- 44818
- HD
- 78235
- gaia_dr3
- 699345612094125440
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 72Tau Cnc
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 699345612094125440
- HD 78235
- HIP 44818
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.19