Constellation
Taurus
Taurus (Tau) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Aldebaran (magnitude 0.87).
| Latin name | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Tau |
| Brightest star | Aldebaran |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 469 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 78 |
| Deep-sky objects | 62 |
| Galaxies | 42 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 73° S. North of latitude 73° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- Aldebaran 0.87 · 66.6 light-years
- Elnath 1.65 · 133.9 light-years
- Alcyone 2.85 · 403.2 light-years
- Tianguan 2.97 · 445.0 light-years
- Chamukuy 3.40 · 149.5 light-years
- λ Tau 3.41 · 405.7 light-years
- Ain 3.53 · 145.8 light-years
- ο Tau 3.61 · 216.3 light-years
- Atlas 3.62 · 401.8 light-years
- Prima Hyadum 3.65 · 150.6 light-years
- Electra 3.72 · 390.8 light-years
- ξ Tau 3.73 · 194.2 light-years
- Secunda Hyadum 3.77 · 160.6 light-years
- θ¹ Tau 3.84 · 131.7 light-years
- Maia 3.87 · 425.2 light-years
- ν Tau 3.91 · 123.4 light-years
- 5 Tau 4.14 · 336.6 light-years
- Merope 4.14 · 461.5 light-years
- κ¹ Tau 4.21 · 156.0 light-years
- 88 Tau 4.25 · 167.2 light-years
- μ Tau 4.27 · 506.0 light-years
- 90 Tau 4.27 · 148.0 light-years
- τ Tau 4.27 · 396.3 light-years
- υ Tau 4.28 · 150.0 light-years
- 10 Tau 4.29 · 45.4 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- Aldebaran 1 planet(s)
- Ain 1 planet(s)
- HIP 21152 1 planet(s)
- HD 25463 2 planet(s)
- HD 24040 2 planet(s)
- HD 32963 1 planet(s)
- HD 37124 3 planet(s)
- MWC 758 1 planet(s)
- Hoggar 1 planet(s)
- TOI-4603 1 planet(s)
- HD 284149 A 1 planet(s)
- K2-232 2 planet(s)
- HD 285968 1 planet(s)
- K2-291 1 planet(s)
- V1298 Tau 4 planet(s)
- HD 285507 1 planet(s)
- K2-175 1 planet(s)
- BD+20 594 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1683 1 planet(s)
- K2-111 2 planet(s)
- K2-370 1 planet(s)
- K2-136 3 planet(s)
- EPIC 246851721 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5422 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5543 1 planet(s)
- K2-397 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5350 1 planet(s)
- LkCa 15 2 planet(s)
- K2-79 1 planet(s)
- K2-77 1 planet(s)
- V830 Tau 1 planet(s)
- K2-411 1 planet(s)
- K2-178 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5340 1 planet(s)
- K2-174 1 planet(s)
- TAP 26 1 planet(s)
- K2-173 1 planet(s)
- K2-85 1 planet(s)
- K2-260 1 planet(s)
- K2-29 1 planet(s)
- K2-177 1 planet(s)
- K2-394 1 planet(s)
- K2-80 3 planet(s)
- K2-155 3 planet(s)
- HAT-P-64 1 planet(s)
- K2-176 1 planet(s)
- K2-179 1 planet(s)
- K2-86 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2537 2 planet(s)
- K2-284 1 planet(s)
- K2-396 2 planet(s)
- K2-84 2 planet(s)
- K2-30 1 planet(s)
- CI Tau 1 planet(s)
- K2-90 2 planet(s)
- DH Tau 1 planet(s)
- K2-133 4 planet(s)
- K2-89 1 planet(s)
- K2-87 1 planet(s)
- K2-288 B 1 planet(s)
- TCP J05074264+2447555 1 planet(s)
- K2-81 1 planet(s)
- K2-83 2 planet(s)
- K2-308 1 planet(s)
- K2-395 2 planet(s)
- ITG 15 A 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5344 1 planet(s)
- K2-88 1 planet(s)
- FU Tau 1 planet(s)
- K2-91 1 planet(s)
- IRAS 04125+2902 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5349 1 planet(s)
- K2-412 1 planet(s)
- K2-25 1 planet(s)
- 2MASS J04372171+2651014 1 planet(s)
- XEST 17-036 1 planet(s)
- 2MASS J03590986+2009361 1 planet(s)
- 2MASS J04414489+2301513 1 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- Pleiades (M45) Star cluster
- Crab Nebula (M1) Supernova
- Crab Pulsar (PSR B0531+21) Pulsar
- PSR J0348+0432 Pulsar
- PSR J0453+1559 Pulsar
- PSR J0407+1607 Pulsar
- PSR J0337+1715 Pulsar
- PSR B0525+21 (J0528+2200) Pulsar
- PSR B0540+23 (J0543+2329) Pulsar
- PSR J0538+2817 Pulsar
- PSR J0406+3039 Pulsar
- NGC 1817 Star cluster
- FSR 0882 Star cluster
- FSR 0884 Star cluster
- FSR 0886 Star cluster
- FSR 0868 Star cluster
- FSR 0861 Star cluster
- FSR 0857 Star cluster
- NGC 1647 Star cluster
- FSR 0851 Star cluster
- NGC 2026 Star cluster
- FSR 0837 Star cluster
- FSR 0874 Star cluster
- FSR 0841 Star cluster
- FSR 0804 Star cluster
- Koposov 77 Star cluster
- FSR 0864 Star cluster
- FSR 0805 Star cluster
- Platais 4 Star cluster
- FSR 0820 Star cluster
- NGC 1746 Star cluster
- BDSB 77 Star cluster
- NGC 1802 Star cluster
- FSR 0850 Star cluster
- FSR 0852 Star cluster
- FSR 0842 Star cluster
- NGC 1996 Star cluster
- FSR 0849 Star cluster
- Dol-Dzim 4 Star cluster
- B 217 Star cluster
- FSR 0773 Star cluster
- FSR 0765 Star cluster
- FSR 0846 Star cluster
- Dol-Dzim 3 Star cluster
- FSR 0757 Star cluster
- Teutsch 51 Star cluster
- S 242,Sh2 242 Star cluster
- FSR 0762 Star cluster
- Dutra-Bica 83 Star cluster
- FSR 0809 Star cluster
- LDN 1495W Star cluster
- FSR 0756 Star cluster
- FSR 0768 Star cluster
- Czernik 18 Star cluster
- Ba 1 Planetary nebula
- M 1- 5 Planetary nebula
- H 3-29 Planetary nebula
- K 3-70 Planetary nebula
- Pu 1 Planetary nebula
- NGC 1514 Planetary nebula
- Simeis 147 (SNR G180.0-1.7) Supernova
- SNR G178.2-4.2 Supernova
Galaxies
- UGC 2905 19.0 million light-years
- UGC 2716 20.9 million light-years
- IC 331 323.1 million light-years
- NGC 1593 175.8 million light-years
- NGC 1642 215.5 million light-years
- NGC 1587 172.1 million light-years
- NGC 1541 233.4 million light-years
- NGC 1589 176.7 million light-years
- IC 332 433.5 million light-years
- IC 1931 434.8 million light-years
- IC 366 174.1 million light-years
- NGC 1550 173.1 million light-years
- NGC 1431 429.7 million light-years
- IC 363 163.5 million light-years
- IC 338 269.0 million light-years
- IC 364 179.9 million light-years
- IC 1967 444.0 million light-years
- IC 365 346.0 million light-years
- IC 2057 342.3 million light-years
- NGC 1349 307.3 million light-years
- IC 1918 432.5 million light-years
- NGC 1542 173.1 million light-years
- IC 1956 298.2 million light-years
- IC 2019 262.6 million light-years
- NGC 1462 464.1 million light-years
- NGC 1634 205.5 million light-years
- NGC 1633 232.5 million light-years
- NGC 1590 181.6 million light-years
- NGC 1517 162.4 million light-years
- NGC 1474 243.5 million light-years
- NGC 1384 457.2 million light-years
- IC 374 191.5 million light-years
- IC 1977 463.0 million light-years
- IC 358 315.4 million light-years
- NGC 1615 157.1 million light-years
- IC 355 402.9 million light-years
- IC 2016 304.8 million light-years
- IC 357 291.7 million light-years
- NGC 1497 293.4 million light-years
- NGC 1508 333.6 million light-years
- NGC 1539 258.8 million light-years
- IC 359 188.8 million light-years
Its other stars
- Taygeta
- δ³ Tau
- 119 Tau
- 37 Tau
- 71 Tau
- 136 Tau
- ι Tau
- ρ Tau
- σ² Tau
- π Tau
- Gl 170.1
- δ² Tau
- 139 Tau
- 47 Tau
- 126 Tau
- 114 Tau
- 132 Tau
- 134 Tau
- 104 Tau
- ω² Tau
- 75 Tau
- 109 Tau
- φ Tau
- 111 Tau
- 79 Tau
- Pleione
- 30 Tau
- σ¹ Tau
- 97 Tau
- 66 Tau
- 4 Tau
- 41 Tau
- 125 Tau
- ψ Tau
- HIP 19799
- HIP 17954
- 58 Tau
- κ² Tau
- 106 Tau
- 133 Tau
- 46 Tau
- 40 Tau
- HIP 21515
- 29 Tau
- 56 Tau
- HIP 18993
- 121 Tau
- χ Tau
- HIP 21670
- 44 Tau
- 83 Tau
- 115 Tau
- HIP 17776
- Celaeno
- HIP 18975
- 93 Tau
- 36 Tau
- 81 Tau
- 118 Tau
- 130 Tau
- 53 Tau
- 103 Tau
- HIP 25950
- ω¹ Tau
- HIP 23043
- 116 Tau
- 72 Tau
- HIP 20884
- 122 Tau
- 135 Tau
- 12 Tau
- 57 Tau
- 80 Tau
- HIP 27629
- 137 Tau
- 32 Tau
- 51 Tau
- 63 Tau
- 18 Tau
- 31 Tau
- HIP 18805
- HIP 21295
- 120 Tau
- 13 Tau
- Gl 188B
- 45 Tau
- 60 Tau
- HIP 20842
- 131 Tau
- HIP 21819
- 6 Tau
- Asterope
- HIP 20268
- 117 Tau
- 89 Tau
- 99 Tau
- 98 Tau
- HIP 16846
- HIP 26396
- 105 Tau
- HIP 21604
- HIP 20804
- HIP 21323
- HIP 18735
- HIP 19284
- 39 Tau
- 76 Tau
- HIP 17595
- HIP 20417
- HIP 16358
- HIP 24019
- HIP 19376
- 7 Tau
- HIP 18170
- HIP 20614
- HIP 22697
- HIP 22176
- HIP 20493
- 129 Tau
- 85 Tau
- HIP 21269
- HIP 21459
- HIP 19261
- HIP 15850
- HIP 27421
- HIP 17921
- 33 Tau
- HIP 20715
- HIP 17453
- HIP 18481
- HIP 19641
- 96 Tau
- 110 Tau
- 11 Tau
- HIP 20255
- HIP 17120
- HIP 24820
- 14 Tau
- HIP 16641
- HIP 19672
- HIP 20848
- HIP 20284
- HIP 17900
- HIP 17058
- 95 Tau
- HIP 18508
- HIP 26072
- HIP 23589
- HIP 24977
- HIP 21689
- HIP 20771
- 113 Tau
- HIP 26964
- HIP 19720
- HIP 21251
- HIP 19736
- 108 Tau
- HIP 26291
- HIP 21082
- HIP 16095
- HIP 25806
- HIP 18033
- HIP 18717
- 48 Tau
- HIP 20188
- HIP 19859
- HIP 21408
- HIP 22949
- 62 Tau
- HIP 22128
- HIP 18201
- HIP 18658
- HIP 24984
- HIP 26853
- HIP 22850
- HIP 15807
- HIP 20698
- HIP 21152
- HIP 20904
- HIP 16924
- HIP 16226
- HIP 20558
- HIP 26616
- 22 Tau
- HIP 17759
- 70 Tau
- HIP 26571
- HIP 15800
- HIP 17832
- HIP 20985
- HIP 27116
- HIP 23695
- HIP 27353
- HIP 16695
- HIP 19434
- HIP 21517
- HIP 17026
- HIP 21053
- GJ 3255
- HD 25463
- GJ 3324
- HD 24040
- HD 32963
- HD 37124
- GJ 3254
- GJ 9158
- Gl 201
- Gl 176.2
- GJ 3277
- Gl 174
- Gl 171.2A
- MWC 758
- GJ 3230A
- Gl 169
- Hoggar
- GJ 9131
- GJ 2039
- Gl 165.2
- GJ 2035
- GJ 9126
- GJ 1063
- Gl 173.1A
- TOI-4603
- GJ 9132
- GJ 3338
- HD 284149 A
- Gl 148
- Gl 154
- K2-232
- HD 285968
- Gl 150.1B
- GJ 3355
- K2-291
- GJ 9135
- V1298 Tau
- GJ 3281
- GJ 3226
- HD 285507
- GJ 9124
- GJ 3231B
- GJ 3232
- GJ 9125
- Gl 220
- Gl 192
- Gl 150.1A
- K2-175
- BD+20 594
- GJ 3269
- TOI-1683
- Gl 155.1
- GJ 9127
- K2-111
- K2-370
- GJ 3301A
- GJ 3307
- GJ 3309
- K2-136
- EPIC 246851721
- GJ 3320
- TOI-5422
- TOI-5543
- GJ 3333
- K2-397
- TOI-5350
- GJ 3284
- LkCa 15
- K2-79
- K2-77
- V830 Tau
- Gl 143.3
- K2-411
- K2-178
- TOI-5340
- K2-174
- TAP 26
- K2-173
- K2-85
- GJ 3304
- GJ 3278
- Gl 157.1
- K2-260
- GJ 3282A
- K2-29
- K2-177
- K2-394
- K2-80
- GJ 3242
- GJ 3239A
- K2-155
- GJ 3241
- GJ 3316
- HAT-P-64
- GJ 3261
- GJ 3275
- GJ 3245
- K2-176
- K2-179
- GJ 3274
- K2-86
- GJ 3290
- GJ 9120
- TOI-2537
- K2-284
- GJ 3240B
- K2-396
- K2-84
- GJ 3308
- GJ 3310
- GJ 3292
- Gl 171.1B
- K2-30
- CI Tau
- GJ 3253
- K2-90
- GJ 3270
- GJ 3291
- GJ 3237
- DH Tau
- K2-133
- K2-89
- K2-87
- Gl 173.1B
- GJ 3337
- K2-288 B
- TCP J05074264+2447555
- GJ 3302
- K2-81
- GJ 3250
- K2-83
- GJ 3294
- GJ 3296
- GJ 3224
- GJ 1083A
- GJ 3225
- GJ 3283B
- Gl 168.1
- K2-308
- K2-395
- Gl 151
- GJ 1072
- ITG 15 A
- TOI-5344
- GJ 3285
- GJ 1078
- K2-88
- FU Tau
- K2-91
- IRAS 04125+2902
- TOI-5349
- K2-412
- Gl 168.2
- Gl 171.2B
- K2-25
- GJ 3259
- 2MASS J04372171+2651014
- GJ 3234
- XEST 17-036
- GJ 3276
- GJ 3288
- 2MASS J03590986+2009361
- GJ 3289
- 2MASS J04414489+2301513
- SIMP J03570493+1529270
- 2MASP J0345432+254023
- PSO J054.3866+11.5361
- SDSS J035308.54+103056.0
- Hya05
- 2MASS J04203904+2355502
- SDSS J034408.91+011124.9
- Hya02
- SDSS J034652.97+092527.4
- 2MASS J04070752+1546457
- SDSSp J032817.38+003257.2
- SIMP J03314657+1944246
- SIMP J04172478+1634364
- 2MASSI J0409095+210439
- WISE J040137.21+284951.7
- 2MASSW J0355419+225702
- 2MASS J03552337+1133437
- 2MASS J04234652+0843211
- SDSSp J033035.13-002534.5
- SIMP J04292691+0607368
- SDSS J042230.66+072342.9
- Hya03
- WISEA J055007.94+161051.9
- WISEA J053424.45+165255.0
- 2MASS J03530419+0418193
- SDSSp J033017.77+000047.8
- WISEA J032838.73+015517.7
- Hya10
- 2MASS J04144158+2809583
- Hya12
- 2MASS J03492367+0635078
- PSO J060.3200+25.9645
- CWISE J042731.38+074344.9
- 2MASS J04380349+0700551
- CWISE J033817.87+171744.1
- PSO J077.1034+24.3810
- ULAS J034150.21+042324.9
- WISEA J043642.75+190134.8
- SDSS J033726.70-002259.3
- 2MASS J04183483+2131275
- 2MASS J04241856+0637448
- SDSS J033456.32+010618.7
- WISEA J034409.71+013641.5
- WISEA J042231.34+081012.7
- WISEA J044105.56+213001.5
- ULAS J033036.84+042657.7
- PSO J057.2893+15.2433
- 2MASS J04373705+2331080
- BRB 17
- PLIZ 28
- WISEA J041232.77+104408.3
- ULAS J032353.82+061352.3
- Roque 25
- WISEA J041743.13+241506.3
- ULAS J033005.72+055653.4
- 2MASS J04070885+1514565
- CWISE J051427.35+200447.7
- ULAS J033027.97+053626.6
- BRB 21
- BRB 23
- SDSS J032553.17+042540.1
- PLIZ 35
- PSO J070.3773+04.7333
- PSO J069.7303+04.3834
- PSO J052.2746+13.3754
- PSO J062.3459+11.1794
- WISE J032547.72+083118.2
- WISE J033651.90+282628.8
- BRB 29
- WISEPA J041054.48+141131.6
- CFHT-Hy-20
- CWISE J041953.55+203628.0
- CWISE J043018.70+105857.1
- CWISE J043941.41+202514.8
- ULAS J032920.22+043024.5
- WISEA J035733.85+070557.4
- WISEA J040702.42+190945.8
- CWISE J043309.36+100902.3
- CFHT-Hy-21
- WISE J042417.94+072744.1
- ULAS J032524.61+051039.5
- WISEPA J041022.71+150248.5