How to see it
120 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 5.45: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 120 Tau: right ascension 5h 33m 32s, declination +18° 32′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
120 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26064, HD 36576, Gaia DR3 3397813537708158464. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3397813537708158464
- HIP
- 26064
- HD
- 36576
- gaia_dr3
- 3397813537708158464
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 120 Tau
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3397813537708158464
- HD 36576
- HIP 26064
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.45