How to see it
12 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 5.29: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 12 Tau: right ascension 3h 39m 51s, declination +3° 3′ 25″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
12 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17103, HD 22796, Gaia DR3 3271222228516258944.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3271222228516258944
- HIP
- 17103
- HD
- 22796
- gaia_dr3
- 3271222228516258944
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 12 Tau
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.29