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), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
12 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17103, HD 22796, Gaia DR3 3271222228516258944. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3271222228516258944
- HIP
- 17103
- HD
- 22796
- gaia_dr3
- 3271222228516258944
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 12 Tau
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.29