How to see it
66 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 5.71: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 66 Tau: right ascension 4h 23m 52s, declination +9° 27′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
66 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20522, HD 27820, Gaia DR3 3299587566928862976. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3299587566928862976
- HIP
- 20522
- HD
- 27820
- gaia_dr3
- 3299587566928862976
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 66 Tau
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.71