How to see it
116 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 5.49: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 116 Tau: right ascension 5h 27m 46s, declination +15° 52′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
116 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 25555, HD 35770, Gaia DR3 3390888744757273472. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3390888744757273472
- HIP
- 25555
- HD
- 35770
- gaia_dr3
- 3390888744757273472
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 116 Tau
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.49