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56 Tau

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56 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 5.32: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 56 Tau: right ascension 4h 19m 37s, declination +21° 46′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

56 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20186, HD 27309, Gaia DR3 49520461823548288. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 20186
Right ascension
4h 19m 37s
Declination
+21° 46′ 24″
Magnitude
5.32
Distance
≈ 286 ly
Data: gaia-dr3