How to see it
31 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 6.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 31 Tau: right ascension 3h 52m 0s, declination +6° 32′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
31 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18089, HD 24263, Gaia DR3 3276975216951401216. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3276975216951401216
- HIP
- 18089
- HD
- 24263
- gaia_dr3
- 3276975216951401216
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 31 Tau
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.20