How to see it
Tau3Gru has a visual magnitude of about 5.69: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Tau3Gru: right ascension 22h 56m 48s, declination −47° 58′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Grus constellation (IAU figure Gru).
Catalog context
Tau3Gru. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 113307, HD 216823, Gaia DR3 6515400177544726656. In the SkyKeepsake Grus (Gru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6515400177544726656
- HIP
- 113307
- HD
- 216823
- gaia_dr3
- 6515400177544726656
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Tau3Gru
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.69