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72 Tau

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72 Tau has a visual magnitude of about 5.50: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 72 Tau: right ascension 4h 27m 17s, declination +22° 59′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

72 Tau. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20789, HD 28149, Gaia DR3 146100115802055168. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 20789
Right ascension
4h 27m 17s
Declination
+22° 59′ 47″
Magnitude
5.50
Distance
≈ 411 ly
Data: gaia-dr3