How to see it
40 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 5.26: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 40 Tau: right ascension 4h 3m 45s, declination +5° 26′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
40 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18957, HD 25558, Gaia DR3 3272902041766301184. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3272902041766301184
- HIP
- 18957
- HD
- 25558
- gaia_dr3
- 3272902041766301184
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 40 Tau
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3272902041766301184
- HD 25558
- HIP 18957
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.26