How to see it
108 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 6.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 108 Tau: right ascension 5h 15m 28s, declination +22° 17′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
108 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24512, HD 34053, Gaia DR3 3415427744050135552. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3415427744050135552
- HIP
- 24512
- HD
- 34053
- gaia_dr3
- 3415427744050135552
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 108 Tau
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3415427744050135552
- HD 34053
- HIP 24512
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.25