Taurus

The Bull
(Tau)

      
Taurus image mapGeminiAurigaPerseusAriesCetusOrion


Taurus is the second Sign of the Zodiac:

Star sign

"Birth Signs"

Dates

Aries The Ram

March 21 - April 19

Taurus The Bull

April 20 - May 20

Gemini The Twins

May 21 - June 21

Cancer The Crab

June 22 - July 22

Leo The Lion

July 23 - August 22

Virgo The Virgin

August 23 - September 22

Libra The Balance

September 23 - October 23

Scorpio The Scorpion

October 24 - November 21

Sagittarius The Archer

November 22 - December 21

Capricorn The Goat

December 22 - January 19

Aquarius The Water Carrier

January 20th - February 18

Pisces The Fish

February 19 - March 20



Brightest stars:

         ______epoch 2000.0______
 
         R Ascension   Declination m    Spectrum parallax common name
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Alpha    4h 35m 55.2s  16° 30' 33" 0.85v  K5III     0.048"  Aldebaran
Beta     5h 26m 17.5s  28° 36' 27" 1.65   B7III     0.028"  El Nath
Eta      3h 47m 29.1s  24° 6' 18" 2.87   B7III     0.008"  Alcyone
Zeta     5h 37m 38.7s  21° 8' 33" 3.00v  B4III     0.008" 
Theta 2  4h 28m 39.7s  15° 52' 15" 3.40v  A7III     0.029" 
Lambda   4h  0m 40.8s  12° 29' 25" 3.47v  B3V       0.002" 
Epsilon  4h 28m 37.0s  19° 10' 49" 3.53   G9.5III   0.020"  Ain
Omicron  3h 24m 48.8s  9° 1' 44" 3.60   G6III     0.016" 
27       3h 49m  9.7s  24° 3' 12" 3.63   B8III
Gamma    4h 19m 47.6s  15° 37' 39" 3.65   K0-IIIab  0.028" 
17       3h 44m 52.5s  24° 6' 48" 3.70   B6III     0.020" 
Xi       3h 27m 10.2s  9° 43' 58" 3.74   B9Vn             
Delta 1  4h 22m 56.1s  17° 32' 33" 3.76   K0-III    0.021" 
Theta 1  4h 28m 34.5s  15° 57' 44" 3.84   K0IIIb    0.038" 
20       3h 45m 49.6s  24° 22' 4" 3.87   B8III            
Nu       4h  3m  9.4s  5° 59' 21" 3.91   A1V       0.030" 
5        3h 30m 52.4s  12° 56' 12" 4.11   K0II-III         
23       3h 46m 19.6s  23° 56' 54" 4.18v  B6IVe             (V971 Tau)
Kappa 1  4h 25m 22.1s  22° 17' 38" 4.22   A7IV-V    0.025"
88       4h 35m 39.3s  10° 9' 39" 4.25   A5m       0.036"
90       4h 38m  9.5s  12° 30' 39" 4.27   A6V       0.024" 
Upsilon  4h 26m 18.5s  22° 48' 49" 4.28v  A8Vn      0.036" 
Tau      4h 42m 14.7s  22° 57' 25" 4.28   B3V       0.017" 
10       3h 36m 52.4s  0° 24' 6" 4.28   F9IV-V    0.054" 
Mu       4h 15m 32.1s  8° 53' 32" 4.29   B3IV             
Delta 3  4h 25m 29.4s  17° 55' 41" 4.29v  A2IV      0.019"  (V776 Tau)
19       3h 45m 12.5s  24° 28' 2" 4.30   B6IV             
37       4h  4m 41.7s  22° 4' 55" 4.36   K0III     0.013" 
119      5h 32m 12.8s  18° 35' 40" 4.38v  M2Iab-Ib  0.002"  (CE Tau)
71       4h 26m 20.8s  15° 37' 6" 4.49v  F0V       0.007"  (V777 Tau)
136      5h 53m 19.6s  27° 36' 44" 4.58   A0V       0.021" 
Iota     5h  3m  5.7s  21° 35' 24" 4.64   A7V       0.019" 
Rho      4h 33m 50.9s  14° 50' 40" 4.65v  A8V       0.026" 
Pi       4h 26m 36.4s  14° 42' 49" 4.69   G7IIIa    0.014" 
Sigma 2  4h 39m 16.5s  15° 55' 5" 4.69   A5Vn      0.020" 
Delta 2  4h 24m  5.8s  17° 26' 38" 4.80   A7V       0.017" 
 



Deep sky objects:

M 1

M 45

                 ___epoch 2000.0___     m 
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NGC1952  M1   5h 34.5m   22°  1'    8.5    The Crab Nebula
         M45  3h 47.0m   24°  7'    1.2    The Pleiades
 
 





Neighbours: 
Orion -Gemini -Auriga -Perseus -Aries - Cetus - Eridanus

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