How to see it
53 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 5.48: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 53 Tau: right ascension 4h 19m 26s, declination +21° 8′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
53 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20171, HD 27295, Gaia DR3 49415527182759296. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 49415527182759296
- HIP
- 20171
- HD
- 27295
- gaia_dr3
- 49415527182759296
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 53 Tau
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 49415527182759296
- HD 27295
- HIP 20171
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.48