How to see it
62 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 6.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 62 Tau: right ascension 4h 23m 60s, declination +24° 18′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
62 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20533, HD 27778, Gaia DR3 149308357591150336. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 149308357591150336
- HIP
- 20533
- HD
- 27778
- gaia_dr3
- 149308357591150336
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 62 Tau
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 149308357591150336
- HD 27778
- HIP 20533
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.29