How to see it
130 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 130 Tau: right ascension 5h 47m 26s, declination +17° 43′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
130 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27338, HD 38558, Gaia DR3 3398066253585476480. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3398066253585476480
- HIP
- 27338
- HD
- 38558
- gaia_dr3
- 3398066253585476480
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 130 Tau
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.38