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Taurus | TOR us | The Bull | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
* | Aldebaran
al DEB er on "the follower" Alpha Tauri
| 4h 35' 55.2 +16� 30' 33 | 65 | 0.87 13
| K5 III | Orange Red Giant 1 Faint Companion | Adjacent to but not part of The Hyades |
El Nath
"the butting one" Beta Tauri
| 5h 26' 17.5 +28� 36' 27 | 131 | 1.65 | B7 III | Blue Giant | Often Considered part of Auriga Tip of Northern Horn | |
Zeta Tauri | 5h 37' 38.6 +21� 8' 33 | 420 | 2.97 | B4III | Blue Giant | Tip of Southern Horn | |
Lambda Tauri | 4h 0' 40.8 +12� 29' 25 | 370 | 3.41 | B3V A4IV | Blue Main Seq Blue White Sub Giant | ||
Mu Tauri | 4h 15' 32 +8� 53' 32 | 430 | 4.27 | B3IV | Blue Sub Giant | ||
Nu Tauri | 4h 3' 9.3 +5� 59' 22 | 129 | 3.01 | A1V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
Psi Tauri | 4h 7' 0.4 +29� 0' 5 | 90 | 5.21 | F1V | White Main Sequence | ||
5 Tauri | 3h 30' 52.3 +12� 56' 12 | 360 | 4.14 | K0II-III | Orange Bright Giant | ||
10 Tauri | 3h 36' 52.3 +0� 24' 6 | 45 | 4.29 | F9V | White Main Sequence | ||
39 Tauri | 4h 5' 20.2 +22� 0' 32 | 55 | 5.90 | G5V | Yellow Main Sequence | ||
104 Tauri | 5h 7' 27 +18� 38' 42 | 52 | 4.91 | G4V | Yellow Main Sequence | ||
111 Tauri | 5h 24' 25.4 +17� 23' 0 | 48 | 5.0 | F8V | White Main Sequence | ||
The Hyades | HIGH uh deez | The Nymphs | |||||
Gamma Tauri | 4h 19' 47.5 +15� 37' 39 | 154 | 3.65 | G8III | Yellow Giant | Vertex of the V of the Hyades | |
| Dela 1 Tauri Dela 2 Tauri Dela 3 Tauri | 4h 22' 56 +17� 32' 33 | 153 | 3.77 | G8III | Yellow Giant | |
4h 24' 5.7 +17� 26' 38 | 148 | 4.80 | A7V | Blue White Main Sequence | |||
4h 25' 29.3 +17� 55' 41 | 148 | 4.30 | A2IV | Blue White Sub Giant | |||
Ain
"bull's eye" Epsilon Tauri
| 4h 28' 36.9 +19� 10' 49 | 155 | 3.53 | K0 III | Orange Giant | Opposite Aldebaran in the V of Hyades | |
Theta 1 Tauri | 4h 28' 34.4 +15� 57' 44 | 158 | 3.84 | G7III | Yellow Giant | possible wide orbital binary | |
Theta 2 Tauri | 4h 28' 39.7 +15� 52' 15 | 149 | 3.40 | A7III | Blue White Giant | ||
Sigma 1 Tauri Sigma 1 Tauri | 4h 39' 9.2 +15� 47' 59 | 152 | 5.08 | A4 | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
4h 39' 16.4 +15� 55' 5 | 159 | 4.67 | A5V | Blue White Main Sequence | |||
Pi Tauri | 4h 26' 36.4 +14� 42' 49 | 450 | 4.69 | G7III | Yellow Giant | ||
The Pleiades | PLEE uh deez | The 7 Sisters | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Alcyone
Eta Tauri
| 3h 47' 29 +24� 6' 18 | 370 | 2.85 | B7III | Blue Giant | Brightest star of the Pleiades | |
Celaeno 16 Tauri
| 3h 44' 48.1 +24� 17' 22 | 370 | 5.45 | B7IV | Blue Sub Giant | M 45 Stellar Nursery about 415 ly away an excellent example of how some stars are likely formed and one of the most beautiful naked eye objects in the sky. Appearing as a Tiny Dipper, most people can make out five or six, but it actually contains hundreds of baby stars 9 of which are named - the Seven Sisters and their parents - from Greek Mythology. The entire cluster is enveloped in a faint blue nebulosity, the remains of the cloud from which they formed. | |
Electra 17 Tauri
| 3h 44' 52.5 +24� 6' 48 | 330 | 3.72 | B6III | Blue Giant | ||
18 Tauri | 3h 45' 9.7 +24� 50' 21 | 370 | 5.66 | B8V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Taygeta 19 Tauri
| 3h 45' 12.4 +24� 28' 2 | 370 | 4.30 | B6V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Maia 20 Tauri
| 3h 45' 49.5 +24� 22' 4 | 360 | 3.87 | B8III | Blue Giant | ||
Asterope 21 Tauri
| 3h 45' 54.3 +24� 33' 17 | 390 | 5.76 | B8V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
22 Tauri | 3h 46' 2.8 +24� 31' 41 | 350 | 6.43 | A0V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Merope 23 Tauri
| 3h 46' 19.5 +23� 56' 54 | 360 | 4.18 | B6IV | Blue Sub Giant | ||
Atlas The Father 27 Tauri
| 3h 49' 9.7 +24� 3' 12 | 380 | 3.62 | B8III | Blue Giant | ||
Pleione The Mother BU (28) Tauri
| 3h 49' 11.1 +24' 8' 12 | 390 | 5.05 | B8V | Blue Main Sequence |