How to see it
131 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 6.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 131 Tau: right ascension 5h 47m 13s, declination +14° 29′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
131 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27316, HD 38545, Gaia DR3 3347496930685449216. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3347496930685449216
- HIP
- 27316
- HD
- 38545
- gaia_dr3
- 3347496930685449216
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 131 Tau
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3347496930685449216
- HD 38545
- HIP 27316
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.06