How to see it
118 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 5.87: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 118 Tau: right ascension 5h 29m 17s, declination +25° 9′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
118 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 25695, HD 35943, Gaia DR3 3416960501913604352. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3416960501913604352
- HIP
- 25695
- HD
- 35943
- gaia_dr3
- 3416960501913604352
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 118 Tau
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.87