How to see it
22 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 6.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 22 Tau: right ascension 3h 46m 3s, declination +24° 31′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
22 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17588, HD 23441, Gaia DR3 66786505232432512. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 66786505232432512
- HIP
- 17588
- HD
- 23441
- gaia_dr3
- 66786505232432512
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 22 Tau
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 66786505232432512
- HD 23441
- HIP 17588
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.43