Observer's guide
About Hyades
Hyades (C41) is catalogued as an open cluster in Taurus. Its J2000 position is RA 04:26:54, Dec +15:52:00, corresponding to 67.4471 degrees RA and 16.9481 degrees Dec. The local catalogue places it about 151 light-years away. No consistent angular diameter is available in the source record.
Observing tips
This is rated as a very easy target at magnitude 0.5. It is associated with winter observing, with midnight placement typically strongest around November. From 52 degrees north its theoretical meridian altitude is about 54.9 degrees; local horizons and the live altitude chart determine the practical window.
Its brightness makes it a practical binocular or small-telescope candidate when it is well above the horizon.
What to expect
The SIMBAD classification for the matched source is OpC. A published radial velocity value is 38 km/s. The SIMBAD record currently connects it to 3340 bibliographic references.
Confirm the framing in the live sky atlas before choosing a field of view. Use the listed unknown arcminute extent to check framing, and treat catalogue magnitude as integrated brightness rather than a direct measure of visual contrast.