How to see it
18 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 5.64: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 18 Tau: right ascension 3h 45m 10s, declination +24° 50′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
18 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17527, HD 23324, Gaia DR3 69812945346809600. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 69812945346809600
- HIP
- 17527
- HD
- 23324
- gaia_dr3
- 69812945346809600
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 18 Tau
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 69812945346809600
- HD 23324
- HIP 17527
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.64