How to see it
59Chi Tau has a visual magnitude of about 5.38: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 59Chi Tau: right ascension 4h 22m 35s, declination +25° 37′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
59Chi Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20430, HD 27638, Gaia DR3 150461092453366528. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 150461092453366528
- HIP
- 20430
- HD
- 27638
- gaia_dr3
- 150461092453366528
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 59Chi Tau
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 150461092453366528
- HD 27638
- HIP 20430
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.38