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This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Taurus, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F G. Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. mag. Dist. Sp. class Notes
In the northeast part of Taurus is Messier 1, more commonly known as the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant containing a pulsar. One of the closest regions of active star formation, the Taurus-Auriga complex, crosses into the northern part of the constellation. The variable star T Tauri is the prototype of a class of pre-main-sequence stars.
Aldebaran is the brightest star in the constellation Taurus, with the Bayer designation α Tauri, latinised as Alpha Tauri. It has the Flamsteed designation 87 Tauri as the 87th star in the constellation of approximately 7th magnitude or brighter, ordered by right ascension.
Theta Tauri (θ Tauri, abbreviated Theta Tau, θ Tau) is a wide double star in the constellation of Taurus and a member of the Hyades open cluster. θ Tauri is composed of two 3rd magnitude stars, designated Theta 1 Tauri (Theta Tauri B) and Theta 2 Tauri (Theta Tauri A). Theta² is brighter, hence the pair are sometimes referred to as Theta ...
The bestial sign of Taurus is associated with several myths and bull worship from several ancient cultures. It was the first sign of the zodiac established among the Mesopotamians , who called it "The Great Bull of Heaven", as it was the constellation through which the Sun rose on the vernal equinox at that time, [ 3 ] that is the Early Bronze ...
Atlas / ˈ æ t l ə s /, [13] designation 27 Tauri, is a triple star system in the constellation of Taurus. It is a member of the Pleiades, an open star cluster . It is 431 light-years (132 parsecs) away, [8] and is 3.92 degrees north of the ecliptic.
Chi Tauri, Latinised from χ Tauri, is a star system in the constellation of Taurus. Parallax measurements made by the Hipparcos spacecraft put it at a distance of about 291 light-years (89 parsecs) from Earth. The primary component has an apparent magnitude of about 5.4, [2] meaning it is visible with the naked eye.
T Tauri is a trinary variable star in the constellation Taurus, the prototype of the T Tauri stars.It was discovered in October 1852 by John Russell Hind.T Tauri appears from Earth amongst the Hyades cluster, not far from ε Tauri, but it is actually 420 light-years behind it and not a member of the cluster.