List of stars in Taurus
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This is the list of notable star
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...

s in the constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....

 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 RA
Right ascension
Right ascension is the astronomical term for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. The other coordinate is the declination.-Explanation:...

Dec
Declination
In astronomy, declination is one of the two coordinates of the equatorial coordinate system, the other being either right ascension or hour angle. Declination in astronomy is comparable to geographic latitude, but projected onto the celestial sphere. Declination is measured in degrees north and...

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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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; Vmax = 9.8m, Vmin = 13.3m
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 ....

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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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