How to see it
48 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 6.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 48 Tau: right ascension 4h 15m 46s, declination +15° 24′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
48 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 19877, HD 26911, Gaia DR3 3312136499294830848. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3312136499294830848
- HIP
- 19877
- HD
- 26911
- gaia_dr3
- 3312136499294830848
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 48 Tau
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.22