How to see it
26Tau8Ser has a visual magnitude of about 6.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 26Tau8Ser: right ascension 15h 44m 42s, declination +17° 15′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
26Tau8Ser. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 77111, HD 140729, Gaia DR3 1197415239789852544. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1197415239789852544
- HIP
- 77111
- HD
- 140729
- gaia_dr3
- 1197415239789852544
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 26Tau8Ser
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.14