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Constellation

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Taurus
Taurus (constellation)
Taurus is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is a Latin word meaning 'bull', and its astrological symbol is a stylized bull's head:...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	F Flamsteed designation Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...	abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...	Notes
Aldebaran Aldebaran Aldebaran is a red giant star located about 65 light years away in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. With an average apparent magnitude of 0.87 it is the brightest star in the constellation and is one of the brightest stars in the nighttime sky...	α	87	29139	21421	0.87	−0.63	65	K5III	Cor Tauri, Parilicium; 13th brightest star, variable Variable star A star is classified as variable if its apparent magnitude as seen from Earth changes over time, whether the changes are due to variations in the star's actual luminosity, or to variations in the amount of the star's light that is blocked from reaching Earth...
β Tau Beta Tauri Beta Tauri is the second brightest star in the constellation Taurus, with an apparent magnitude of 1.68. Because it is on the boundary of Taurus and Auriga, it also has the redundant Bayer designation Gamma Aurigae , which today is rarely used...	β	112	35497	25428	1.65	−1.37	131	B7III	El Nath, Alnath, Nath
Alcyone A Alcyone (star) Alcyone is a star system in the constellation Taurus. It is the brightest star in the Pleiades open cluster, which is a young cluster, aged at less than 50 million years. Alcyone is approximately 370 light years from Earth. It is named after the mythological figure Alcyone, one of the...	η	25	23630	17702	2.85	−2.41	368	B7III	member of the Pleiades Pleiades (star cluster) In astronomy, the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters , is an open star cluster containing middle-aged hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky... star cluster Star cluster Star clusters or star clouds are groups of stars. Two types of star clusters can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of hundreds of thousands of very old stars which are gravitationally bound, while open clusters, more loosely clustered groups of stars, generally contain less than... , binary star Binary star A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary...
ζ Tau Zeta Tauri Zeta Tauri is a binary star in the constellation Taurus, the Bull. Known to the ancient Babylonians as Shurnarkabti-sha-shutu, meaning "the star in the bull towards the south," Zeta Tauri is among the most prominent of the stars in well-known constellation figures, representing one of the...	ζ	123	37202	26451	2.97	−2.56	417	B4IIIp	Tien Kwan（） ; γ Cas variable
θ² Tau Theta Tauri Theta Tauri is a star system in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Hyades open cluster. It is approximately 155 light years from Earth. The system is dominated by two 3rd magnitude stars, θ¹ Tauri and θ² Tauri, which are separated by 5.62 arcminutes on the sky...	θ²	78	28319	20894	3.40	0.10	149	A7III	member of the Hyades Hyades (star cluster) The Hyades is the nearest open cluster to the Solar System and one of the best-studied of all star clusters. The Hipparcos satellite, the Hubble Space Telescope, and infrared color-magnitude diagram fitting have been used to establish a distance to the cluster's center of ~153 ly... star cluster; δ Sct variable Delta Scuti variable A Delta Scuti variable is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star's surface. Typical brightness fluctuations are from 0.003 to 0.9 magnitudes in V over a period of a few hours, although the amplitude and period of the...
λ Tau Lambda Tauri Lambda Tauri is a triple star system in the constellation Taurus. The primary component, Lambda Tauri A, is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with a mean apparent magnitude of +3.41. It has a luminosity of about 4,000 times that of the Sun and a radius of 6.6 times solar. The companion is a...	λ	35	25204	18724	3.41	−1.87	370	B3V + A	eclipsing binary; Algol variable Algol variable Algol variables or Algol-type binaries are a class of eclipsing binary stars where the orbital plane of the stars are coincident with the line of sight from Earth. When the cooler component passes in front of the hotter one, part of the latter's light is blocked, and the total brightness of the...
ε Tau Epsilon Tauri Epsilon Tauri is an orange giant star, spectral type of K0 III, located approximately 147 light-years away from the Sun in the constellation of Taurus. It is a member of the Hyades open cluster...	ε	74	28305	20889	3.53	0.15	155	K0III	Ain, Oculus Borealis; member of the Hyades star cluster; has a planet Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... (b Epsilon Tauri b Epsilon Tauri b is an extrasolar planet approximately 155 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus. The massive planet was discovered in orbit around star Epsilon Tauri. It orbits the star further out than Earth orbits the Sun... )
ο Tau Omicron Tauri Omicron Tauri is a star in the constellation Taurus. Omicron Tauri is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.61. It is approximately 212 light years from Earth....	ο	1	21120	15900	3.61	−0.45	211	G8III
Atlas A Atlas (star) Atlas is a triple star system in the Pleiades open cluster . It is also known as 27 Tauri.The primary component, Atlas A, is a blue-white B-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.62. It is a spectroscopic binary whose components have magnitudes of +4.1 and +5.6. The binary makes one orbit...		27	23850	17847	3.62	−1.72	380	B8III	member of the Pleiades star cluster; triple star Multiple star A multiple star consists of three or more stars which appear from the Earth to be close to one another in the sky. This may result from the stars being physically close and gravitationally bound to each other, in which case it is physical, or this closeness may be merely apparent, in which case...
γ Tau Gamma Tauri Gamma Tauri is a star in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Hyades star cluster. It has the traditional name Hyadum I, which is Latin for "First Hyad"....	γ	54	27371	20205	3.65	0.28	154	G8III	Hyadum I, Prima Hyadum, Primus Hyadum; member of the Hyades star cluster
Electra Electra (star) Electra, also cataloged as 17 Tauri, is a blue-white giant star in the constellation of Taurus. The star is one of the nine brightest stars in the Pleiades open cluster. The most visible stars in this group are named for the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology.The star has an apparent brightness of...		17	23302	17499	3.72	−1.56	370	B6III	member of the Pleiades star cluster
ξ Tau Xi Tauri Xi Tauri is a triple star system in the constellation Taurus. Xi Tauri a spectroscopic and eclipsing triple star. It consists of three blue-white B-type main sequence dwarfs. Two of the stars are in a close orbit and revolve around each other once every 7.15 days. These in turn orbit the third...	ξ	2	21364	16083	3.73	−0.44	222	B9Vn	eclipsing binary
δ¹ Tau Delta Tauri The Bayer designation Delta Tauri is shared by three star systems in the constellation Taurus. They are all members of the Hyades star cluster....	δ¹	61	27697	20455	3.77	0.41	153	G8III	Hyadum II, Secunda Hyadum, Secundus Hyadum; member of the Hyades star cluster
θ¹ Tau Theta Tauri Theta Tauri is a star system in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Hyades open cluster. It is approximately 155 light years from Earth. The system is dominated by two 3rd magnitude stars, θ¹ Tauri and θ² Tauri, which are separated by 5.62 arcminutes on the sky...	θ¹	77	28307	20885	3.84	0.42	158	G7III	member of the Hyades star cluster
Maia Maia (star) Maia is a star in the constellation Taurus. It is the fourth brightest star in the Pleiades open star cluster , after Alcyone, Atlas and Electra, in that order. The name Maia originates with the and . She is one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione in Greek mythology—stars which...		20	23408	17573	3.87	−1.34	360	B8III	member of the Pleiades star cluster
ν Tau Nu Tauri Nu Tauri is a star in the constellation Taurus. Nu Tauri is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +3.91. It is approximately 129 light years from Earth....	ν	38	25490	18907	3.91	0.92	129	A1V
5 Tau 5 Tauri 5 Tauri is a star in the constellation Taurus. 5 Tauri is an orange K-type giant, a spectroscopic binary, with an apparent magnitude of +4.14. It is approximately 360 light years from Earth....	f	5	21754	16369	4.14	−1.08	360	K0II-III...
Merope Merope (star) Merope is a star in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Pleiades star cluster. It is approximately 360 light years from Earth.Merope is a blue-white B-type subgiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.14...		23	23480	17608	4.14	−1.07	359	B6IV	V971 Tau; member of the Pleiades star cluster; β Cep variable Beta Cephei variable Beta Cephei variables are variable stars which exhibit variations in their brightness due to pulsations of the stars' surfaces. The point of maximum brightness roughly corresponds to the maximum contraction of the star. Typically, Beta Cephei variables change in brightness by 0.01 to 0.3...
κ¹ Tau Kappa Tauri Kappa Tauri is a star system in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Hyades open cluster. It is approximately 153 light years from Earth....	κ¹	65	27934	20635	4.21	0.85	153	A7IV-V	member of the Hyades star cluster; sextuple star
88 Tau 88 Tauri 88 Tauri is a multiple star system in the Taurus constellation consisting of a total of six stars....	d	88	29140	21402	4.25	0.93	150	A5m
μ Tau Mu Tauri Mu Tauri is a star in the constellation Taurus. Mu Tauri is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.27. It is approximately 435 light years from Earth....	μ	49	26912	19860	4.27	−1.35	435	B3IV
90 Tau	c¹	90	29388	21589	4.27	0.96	150	A6V	member of the Hyades star cluster
τ Tau Tau Tauri Tau Tauri is a triple star system in the constellation Taurus. It is approximately 401 light years from Earth.The primary component, Tau Tauri A, is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent V magnitude of +4.26. It has a close companion 0.1 arcseconds away which has a magnitude...	τ	94	29763	21881	4.27	−1.18	400	B3V
υ Tau Upsilon Tauri Upsilon Tauri is a triple star system in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Hyades star cluster. It is approximately 155 light years from Earth....	υ	69	28024	20711	4.28	0.90	155	A8Vn	member of the Hyades star cluster; δ Sct variable
10 Tau 10 Tauri 10 Tauri is a star in the constellation Taurus. Located about 45 light years from the Sun, it is slightly more massive and luminous than the Sun, and about the same age or older. Spectral classification places it between a dwarf and sub-giant, so it appears to be a well-evolved star that may be...		10	22484	16852	4.29	3.60	45	F9V
Taygeta Taygeta (star) Taygeta is a triple star system in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Pleiades star cluster. It is approximately 440 light years from Earth....	q	19	23338	17531	4.30	−0.99	373	B6V	Taÿgete; member of the Pleiades star cluster
68 Tau	δ³	68	27962	20648	4.30	1.02	148	A2IV	V776 Tau; member of the Hyades star cluster; α² CVn variable
119 Tau 119 Tauri 119 Tauri is a star in the constellation Taurus. It is one of the largest stars known, having a diameter 510 times that of the Sun.119 Tauri is a M-type red supergiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.32. It is approximately 1920 light years from Earth...		119	36389	25945	4.32	−4.53	1918	M2Ib	CE Tau; semiregular variable
37 Tau	A¹	37	25604	19038	4.36	0.64	181	K0III
71 Tau 71 Tauri 71 Tauri is a faint star in the constellation Taurus. It is a yellow-white F-type main sequence star with an apparent magnitude of +4.48. It is approximately 156 light years from Earth....		71	28052	20713	4.48	1.08	156	F0V...	V777 Tau; member of the Hyades star cluster; spectroscopic binary; δ Sct variable
136 Tau		136	39357	27830	4.56	−1.08	438	A0V
ι Tau Iota Tauri Iota Tauri is a star in the constellation Taurus and an outlying member of the Hyades star cluster.Iota Tauri is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.62. It is approximately 163 light years from Earth....	ι	102	32301	23497	4.62	1.13	163	A7V	member of the Hyades star cluster
ρ Tau Rho Tauri Rho Tauri is a star in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Hyades star cluster.Rho Tauri is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.65. It is approximately 152 light years from Earth. It is classified as a Delta Scuti type variable star and its brightness...	ρ	86	28910	21273	4.65	1.30	152	A8V	member of the Hyades star cluster; δ Sct variable
σ² Tau	σ²	92	29488	21683	4.67	1.23	159	A5Vn	member of the Hyades star cluster
π Tau Pi Tauri Pi Tauri is a star in the constellation Taurus. Although it lies among the stars of the Hyades cluster, it is not itself a member, being three times farther from Earth than the cluster....	π	73	28100	20732	4.69	−1.03	455	G8III
			28527	21029	4.78	1.54	145	A6IV	member of the Hyades star cluster
64 Tau	δ²	64	27819	20542	4.80	1.55	146	A7V	member of the Hyades star cluster
139 Tau		139	40111	28237	4.81	−4.24	2103	B1Ib
47 Tau		47	26722	19740	4.84	−0.44	371	G5III
126 Tau		126	37711	26777	4.84	−1.96	748	B3IV...
114 Tau	o	114	35708	25539	4.88	−1.76	695	B2.5IV
132 Tau		132	38751	27468	4.88	−1.14	522	G8IIIvar
134 Tau		134	38899	27511	4.89	0.29	272	B9IV
104 Tau	m	104	32923	23835	4.91	3.91	52	G4V
ω Tau Omega Tauri The Bayer designation Omega Tauri is shared by two star systems, ω¹ Tauri and ω² Tauri, in the constellation Taurus. They are separated by 2.13° on the sky.-ω¹ Tauri:...	ω	50	27045	19990	4.93	2.64	93	A3m
75 Tau		75	28292	20877	4.96	1.08	194	K2IIIvar
109 Tau	n	109	34559	24822	4.96	0.96	206	G8III
φ Tau Phi Tauri Phi Tauri is a binary star in the constellation Taurus. It is approximately 342 light years from Earth.The primary component, Phi Tauri A, is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.97. The companion star has a magnitude of +8.5 and is 52 arcseconds from the primary....	φ	52	27382	20250	4.97	−0.13	342	K1III
111 Tau 111 Tauri 111 Tauri is a single star in the constellation Taurus. It is located at a distance of about 47 light years from the Sun. This is a main sequence star with a stellar classification of F8V. It is larger and more luminous than the Sun, with about 130% of the Sun's radius and 185% of the Sun's...		111	35296	25278	5.00	4.17	48	F8V SB	V1119 Tau; BY Draconis variable BY Draconis variable BY Draconis variables are main sequence variable stars of late spectral types, usually K or M. The name comes from the archetype for this category of variable star system, BY Draconis. They exhibit variations in their luminosity due to rotation of the star coupled with star spots, and other...
79 Tau	b	79	28355	20901	5.02	1.56	160	A7V	member of the Hyades star cluster
Pleione Pleione (star) Pleione is a binary star in the Pleiades star cluster , located roughly 390 light years away in the constellation of Taurus. Pleione was not given a Bayer designation, but did receive a Flamsteed number—hence its designation 28 Tauri...		28	23862	17851	5.05	−0.32	387	B7p	BU Tau; member of the Pleiades star cluster; γ Cas variable
30 Tau	e	30	23793	17771	5.08	−1.11	565	B3V
σ¹ Tau	σ¹	91	29479	21673	5.08	1.74	152	A4m	member of the Hyades star cluster
97 Tau	i	97	30780	22565	5.08	1.27	189	A7IV-V	V480 Tau; member of the Hyades star cluster; δ Sct variable
66 Tau	r	66	27820	20522	5.10	−0.32	396	A3V
4 Tau	s	4	21686	16322	5.14	−0.39	417	A0Vn
41 Tau		41	25823	19171	5.18	−0.72	494	B9p Si	GS Tau; α² CVn variable
125 Tau		125	37438	26640	5.18	−0.73	495	B3IV
ψ Tau Psi Tauri Psi Tauri is a star in the constellation Taurus.Psi Tauri is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.21. It is approximately 90.0 light years from Earth....	ψ	42	25867	19205	5.21	3.01	90	F1V
43 G. Tau			26793	19799	5.22	−0.59	474	B9Vn
			23985	17954	5.24	1.39	192	A2V
58 Tau		58	27459	20261	5.26	1.89	154	F0V	V696 Tau; member of the Hyades star cluster; δ Sct variable
κ² Tau Kappa Tauri Kappa Tauri is a star system in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Hyades open cluster. It is approximately 153 light years from Earth....	κ²	67	27946	20641	5.27	2.05	144	A7V	member of the Hyades star cluster
l Tau	l	106	32977	23871	5.28	1.65	173	A5V
133 Tau		133	38622	27364	5.28	−1.67	799	B2IV-V
46 Tau		46	26690	19719	5.29	2.45	121	F3V...
40 Tau		40	25558	18957	5.32	−2.21	1045	B3V	V1133 Tau
49 Eri		49	29335	21515	5.32	−1.75	847	B7V
29 Tau	u	29	23466	17563	5.34	−0.94	588	B3V
56 Tau		56	27309	20186	5.34	0.41	316	A0p Si	V724 Tau; α² CVn variable
34 G. Tau			25621	18993	5.36	2.66	113	F6IV
121 Tau		121	36819	26248	5.37	−0.95	599	B2.5IV
χ Tau Chi Tauri Chi Tauri is a binary star in the constellation Taurus. It is approximately 268 light years from Earth.This is a spectroscopic binary, which means that the individual components have not been distinguished in a telescope....	χ	59	27638	20430	5.38	0.81	267	B9V
63 G. Tau			29499	21670	5.38	1.82	168	A5m	member of the Hyades star cluster
44 Tau	p	44	26322	19513	5.39	1.51	195	F2IV-V	IM Tau; δ Sct variable
83 Tau		83	28556	21036	5.40	2.10	149	F0V	member of the Hyades star cluster
115 Tau		115	35671	25499	5.40	−1.16	668	B5V
			23753	17776	5.44	0.36	338	B8V
Celaeno Celaeno (star) Celaeno is a star in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Pleaides open cluster of stars. Celaeno is sometimes called the Lost Pleiad, a name alluded to in a poem by Alfred Austin...		16	23288	17489	5.45	0.40	334	B7IV	member of the Pleiades star cluster
33 G. Tau			25570	18975	5.45	2.67	117	F2V	member of the Hyades star cluster
93 Tau		93	29589	21735	5.45	0.33	345	B8IV
36 Tau		36	25555	19009	5.46	−1.87	953	G0III...
81 Tau		81	28546	21039	5.47	2.24	145	Am	member of the Pleiades star cluster
118 Tau		118	35943	25695	5.47	−0.15	434	B9Vn
130 Tau		130	38558	27338	5.47	−2.48	1268	F0III
53 Tau		53	27295	20171	5.50	0.93	267	B9IV	V1024 Tau; α² CVn variable
103 Tau		103	32990	23900	5.50	−4.48	3228	B2V...
			36408	25950	5.50	−2.17	1116	B7III
43 Tau		43	26162	19388	5.51	0.76	291	K2III
			31539	23043	5.51	−0.29	472	K1III
116 Tau		116	35770	25555	5.52	−0.67	565	B9.5Vn
72 Tau		72	28149	20789	5.53	0.01	415	B7V
44 Eri		44	28375	20884	5.53	0.17	385	B3V
122 Tau		122	37147	26382	5.53	1.87	176	F0V	member of the Hyades star cluster
135 Tau		135	39019	27581	5.54	0.63	312	G9III:
12 Tau		12	22796	17103	5.55	0.10	400	G6III:
57 Tau	h	57	27397	20219	5.58	2.32	146	F3V...	V483 Tau; member of the Hyades star cluster; δ Sct variable
80 Tau		80	28485	20995	5.58	2.38	142	F0V...	member of the Hyades star cluster
			39004	27629	5.60	0.29	376	G7III:
137 Tau		137	39317	27743	5.60	−0.39	515	B9p...	V809 Tau; α² CVn variable
32 Tau		32	24740	18471	5.62	2.36	146	F2IV
51 Tau		51	27176	20087	5.64	1.95	179	F0V	member of the Hyades star cluster
63 Tau		63	27749	20484	5.64	2.27	154	A1m	member of the Hyades star cluster
18 Tau		18	23324	17527	5.66	0.40	368	B8V
31 Tau		31	24263	18089	5.66	−1.01	704	B5V
26 G. Tau			25330	18805	5.67	−0.52	565	B5V
60 G. Tau			28978	21295	5.67	0.18	408	A2Vs
120 Tau		120	36576	26064	5.67	−3.13	1874	B2IV-Ve	V960 Tau; Be star Be star A Be star is a B-type star with prominent emission lines of hydrogen in its spectrum. The designation is combined by the spectral class, B, and the lowercase e denoting emission in the spectral classification system. Line emission from other atomic ions might be present as well, but is typically...
13 Tau		13	23016	17309	5.68	0.19	409	B9Vn
45 Tau		45	26462	19554	5.71	2.78	126	F4V	member of the Hyades star cluster
60 Tau		60	27628	20400	5.72	2.42	149	A3m	V775 Tau; member of the Hyades star cluster; spectroscopic binary; δ Sct variable
			28226	20842	5.72	2.32	156	Am	member of the Hyades star cluster
131 Tau		131	38545	27316	5.72	0.16	422	A3Vn
			29646	21819	5.73	0.67	335	A2V
6 Tau	t	6	21933	16511	5.76	0.57	355	B9IV
Sterope I Asterope (star) The name Asterope or Sterope is shared by two stars, 21 Tauri and 22 Tauri, in the constellation Taurus. They are separated by 0.04° on the sky and are both members of the Pleiades open cluster and approximately 440 light years from Earth....		21	23432	17579	5.76	0.39	387	B8V	Asterope; member of the Pleiades star cluster
49 G. Tau			27497	20268	5.76	0.17	428	G8III-IV
117 Tau		117	35802	25583	5.77	−0.90	704	M1III
89 Tau		89	29375	21588	5.78	2.49	148	F0V	member of the Hyades star cluster
99 Tau		99	31553	23068	5.79	−0.01	471	G8III:
98 Tau	k	98	31592	23088	5.79	1.00	296	A0V
V711 Tau (10 G. Tau)			22468	16846	5.82	3.51	94	G5IV/V +K1IV	RS CVn variable RS Canum Venaticorum variable RS Canum Venaticorum variables are a type of variable star. They are close binary stars having active chromospheres which can cause large stellar spots. These spots are believed to cause variations in their observed luminosity...
			37098	26396	5.83	0.00	477	B9IV-V
105 Tau		105	32991	23883	5.84	−1.66	1032	B2Ve	V1155 Tau; Be star
HU Tau			29365	21604	5.85	0.63	361	B8V	Algol variable
			28217	20804	5.87	0.00	487	B8IV
			28929	21323	5.88	0.11	466	B9p...
			25202	18735	5.89	2.60	148	F4V...	member of the Hyades star cluster
			26038	19284	5.89	0.77	345	K5III
39 Tau	A²	39	25680	19076	5.90	4.78	55	G5V
76 Tau		76	28294	20873	5.90	2.23	177	F0IV	member of the Hyades star cluster
18 G. Tau			23526	17595	5.91	0.84	337	G9III
			27639	20417	5.91	−2.74	1753	M0III
6 G. Tau			21755	16358	5.93	−0.07	517	G8III
V1156 Tau			33204	24019	5.93	2.24	178	A5m	member of the Hyades star cluster
			26171	19376	5.94	0.26	445	B9.5V
7 Tau		7	22091	16664	5.95	−0.06	519	A3V
			24357	18170	5.97	2.88	135	F4V	member of the Hyades star cluster
			27901	20614	5.97	2.52	160	F4V	member of the Hyades star cluster
			30912	22697	5.97	0.81	352	F2IV
			30197	22176	5.99	1.16	302	K4III
V1141 Tau			27742	20493	6.00	0.15	482	B8IV-V
129 Tau		129	38478	27265	6.00	−1.15	879	B8IIIMNp...
85 Tau		85	28677	21137	6.01	2.75	147	F4V...	member of the Hyades star cluster
59 G. Tau			28930	21269	6.01	0.21	470	G8III
V1116 Tau			29169	21459	6.01	2.78	144	F5IV	δ Sct variable; member of the Hyades star cluster
			26015	19261	6.02	2.66	153	F3V	member of the Hyades star cluster
			21051	15850	6.03	0.27	462	K0III-IV
			38670	27421	6.03	−0.28	595	B9Vn
			39970	28154	6.03			A0Ia
			23950	17921	6.05	1.08	321	B8III
33 Tau		33	24769	18485	6.05	−0.01	531	B9.5IV	V817 Tau
V1143 Tau (51 G. Tau)			28114	20715	6.06	−0.25	597	B6IV	β Cep variable
			23258	17453	6.09	1.72	243	A0V
24 G. Tau			24817	18481	6.09	1.70	246	A2Vn
			26546	19641	6.09	1.38	285	K0III
96 Tau		96	30605	22441	6.09	−2.09	1411	K3III
110 Tau		110	35189	25216	6.09	0.41	445	A2IV
11 Tau		11	22805	17181	6.11	0.09	522	A2IV
			27429	20255	6.11	2.73	154	F3:V...	member of the Hyades star cluster
14 G. Tau			22819	17120	6.12	0.56	421	G5
			34579	24820	6.12	0.51	431	G8III+...
14 Tau		14	23183	17408	6.13	0.99	347	G8III
			22072	16641	6.14	3.00	138	K1IVe...
V1137 Tau			26571	19672	6.14	−1.36	1032	B9IIIsp...	α² CVn variable
53 G. Tau			28322	20848	6.14	0.99	349	G9III
			27483	20284	6.15	2.84	150	F6V...	member of the Hyades star cluster
			23923	17900	6.17	0.84	380	B8V
			22695	17058	6.18	0.72	403	K0III
95 Tau		95	29859	21961	6.18	2.69	163	F7IV-V
			24802	18508	6.19	−1.40	1072	K0
			36589	26072	6.19	−0.76	799	B6V
			32482	23589	6.20	−0.18	615	K0
			34810	24977	6.20	−0.21	625	K0III
			29459	21689	6.21	0.97	363	A5Vn
52 G. Tau			28191	20771	6.23	0.81	395	K1III
113 Tau		113	35532	25410	6.23	−0.28	655	B2Vn
V731 Tau			37967	26964	6.23	−1.41	1098	B2.5Ve	γ Cas variable; Be star
40 G. Tau			26676	19720	6.24	0.30	502	B8Vn
			28867	21251	6.24	0.68	423	B9IVn
			26703	19736	6.25	1.04	359	K0
108 Tau		108	34053	24512	6.26	−0.26	657	A2V
			36859	26291	6.27	−0.68	799	K0
24 Tau		24	23629		6.28			A0V
84 Tau		84	28595	21082	6.28	0.55	455	M3III	V1146 Tau
			21379	16095	6.29	1.20	340	A0Vs
			36160	25806	6.29	0.87	395	K0
V766 Tau			24155	18033	6.30	0.63	443	B9p Si	α² CVn variable
			25175	18717	6.31	−0.95	924	A0V
48 Tau		48	26911	19877	6.31	3.07	145	F5Vvar	V1099 Tau; member of the Hyades star cluster
47 G. Tau			27386	20188	6.31	0.05	583	K0
V774 Tau (45 G. Tau)			26923	19859	6.32	4.69	69	G0IV...	BY Draconis variable
			29104	21408	6.33	0.56	464	G5II-III+...
			31362	22949	6.33	3.15	141	F0
62 Tau		62	27778	20533	6.34	−0.40	726	B3V
			30122	22128	6.34	−0.33	704	B5III
			24368	18201	6.35	0.52	478	A2V
25 G. Tau			25102	18658	6.35	3.38	128	F5V	member of the Hyades star cluster
			34762	24984	6.35	−0.29	695	B9IV
			37784	26853	6.35	1.14	359	K2
			31236	22850	6.36	2.19	222	F3IV	member of the Hyades star cluster
1 G. Tau			21018	15807	6.37	−1.30	1116	G5III
			28086	20698	6.37	−0.06	631	K0
58 G. Tau			28736	21152	6.37	3.19	141	F5V	member of the Hyades star cluster
			28271	20904	6.38	2.71	177	F7V
			22522	16924	6.40	2.05	241	A5IV
5 G. Tau			21585	16226	6.41	0.68	455	G5
			27860	20558	6.42	−0.28	713	K0
			37439	26616	6.42	−0.11	660	A1Vn
Sterope II Asterope (star) The name Asterope or Sterope is shared by two stars, 21 Tauri and 22 Tauri, in the constellation Taurus. They are separated by 0.04° on the sky and are both members of the Pleiades open cluster and approximately 440 light years from Earth....		22	23441	17588	6.43	1.25	354	A0Vn	Asterope; member of the Pleiades star cluster
			23712	17759	6.44	−0.33	738	K5
70 Tau		70	27991	20661	6.44	3.10	152	F7V	member of the Hyades star cluster
			37329	26571	6.45	0.87	426	G9III
2 G. Tau			21032	15800	6.47	1.20	369	K0
26 Tau		26	23822	17832	6.47	2.11	243	F0
55 G. Tau			28505	20985	6.47	1.22	365	G8III
			38263	27116	6.47	1.33	348	A3
			32642	23695	6.48	0.71	464	A5m
			38524	27353	6.48	−0.95	997	K1III
9 G. Tau			22211	16695	6.49	0.84	439	G0
37 G. Tau			26292	19434	6.49	2.51	204	F2
SZ Tau			29260	21517	6.49	−1.04	1045	F5Ib	δ Cep variable
			22615	17026	6.50	0.60	494	Am...
			28568	21053	6.50	3.43	134	F5V	member of the Hyades star cluster
9 Tau		9	22374	16859	6.72	1.08	437	A2p
101 Tau		101	31845	23214	6.75	3.57	141	F5V	member of the Hyades star cluster
HD 24496 HD 24496 HD 24496 is a 7th magnitude G-type wide binary star located approximately 67 light years away in the constellation Taurus. This star is smaller, cooler, fainter, and less massive than our Sun. Also its metal content is just 2% greater than the Sun...			24496	18267	6.81	3.36	160	G5	binary star; has a planet (b HD 24496 Ab HD 24496 Ab, or simply HD 24496 b, is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type star HD 24496 A, located approximately 160 light years away in the constellation Taurus. This is a wide-orbiting saturnian planet discovered on November 13, 2009... )
55 Tau		55	27383	20215	6.85	3.68	140	F7V+...	member of the Hyades star cluster
Alcyone B Alcyone (star) Alcyone is a star system in the constellation Taurus. It is the brightest star in the Pleiades open cluster, which is a young cluster, aged at less than 50 million years. Alcyone is approximately 370 light years from Earth. It is named after the mythological figure Alcyone, one of the...	η		23607		8.30				component of the Alcyone system
HD 24040 HD 24040 HD 24040 is a G-type star located approximately 152 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus. In 2006 a long-period planet was discovered....			24040	17960	7.52	4.18	152	G0	has a planet (b HD 24040 b HD 24040 b is a long-period exoplanet taking approximately 3400 days to orbit at 4.68 astronomical units in a circular orbit. It has minimum mass 4.04 times that of Jupiter. To have more accurate true mass, inclination must be known, yet the inclination is not known.... )
HD 37124 HD 37124 HD 37124 is a yellow dwarf star approximately 110 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus . As of 2005, three extrasolar planets have been confirmed to orbit the star. This system is currently one of the only that contains multiple planet that are not hot Jupiters and are either near or...			37124	26381	7.68	5.07	108	G4V	has three planets (b HD 37124 b HD 37124 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 108 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus . The planet was discovered in 1999 orbiting the star HD 37124. Based on its mass, it is most likely that this planet is a Jovian planet .... , c HD 37124 c HD 37124 c is an extrasolar planet approximately 108 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus. The planet was discovered in 2002 orbiting the star HD 37124. The planet is most likely to be a gas giant .... & d HD 37124 d HD 37124 d is an extrasolar planet approximately 108 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus. The planet was discovered in 2005 orbiting the star HD 37124 in a long-period orbit. Based on its mass, it is considered to be a gas giant. An alternative solution to the radial velocities gives... )
RV Tauri RV Tauri RV Tauri is a star in the constellation Taurus. It is a yellow supergiant and is the prototype of a class of pulsating variables known as RV Tauri variables.RV Tau gives a better idea of the lives and deaths of stars like our Sun...			283868		9.41		~20000	K3pv	prototype of the RV Tauri-type RV Tauri variable RV Tauri variables are supergiant variable stars. They exhibit changes in luminosity which are tied to radial pulsations of their surfaces. Their changes in brightness are also correlated with changes in their spectral type. While at their brightest, the stars have spectral types F or G. At... variables; V_max = 9.8^m, V_min = 13.3^m
T Tauri T Tauri T Tauri is a variable star in the constellation Taurus, the prototype of the T Tauri stars. It was discovered in October 1852 by John Russell Hind...			284419	20390	9.60	3.36	576	G5Ve	prototype of the T Tauri-type variables
Gliese 176 Gliese 176 Gliese 176 is a red dwarf star in the constellation of Taurus. Based upon parallax measurements from the Hipparcos mission, it is located approximately 31 light years away. It has half the mass of the Sun, 53% of the Sun's radius and an apparent magnitude of +9.97.The corona of this star has a...			285968	21932	9.97	10.10	31	M2.5V	has a planet (b Gliese 176 b Gliese 176 b is a super-Earth exoplanet approximately 31 light years away in the constellation of Taurus. This planet orbits very close to its parent red dwarf star Gliese 176 .... )
Crab Pulsar Crab Pulsar The Crab Pulsar is a relatively young neutron star. The star is the central star in the Crab Nebula, a remnant of the supernova SN 1054, which was widely observed on Earth in the year 1054...					16.5		6500	F	PSR B0531+21, CM Tau; pulsar Pulsar A pulsar is a highly magnetized, rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation. The radiation can only be observed when the beam of emission is pointing towards the Earth. This is called the lighthouse effect and gives rise to the pulsed nature that gives pulsars their name... in the Crab Nebula Crab Nebula The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus...
2M J044144							455	M8.5	has a planet

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