Taurus

Overview

Taurus (Tauri) — The Bull is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.

Highlights

• ★The Pleiades (M45) and Hyades open clusters
• ★The Crab Nebula (M1)
• ★Radiant of the Taurid meteor shower

Notable stars

89 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.

• Elnathmag 1.65
• Alcyonemag 2.85
• Tianguanmag 2.97
• Chamukuymag 3.4
• Lambda Taurimag 3.41
• Ainmag 3.53
• Omicron Taurimag 3.61
• Atlasmag 3.62
• Prima Hyadummag 3.65
• Electramag 3.72
• Xi Taurimag 3.73
• Secunda Hyadummag 3.77

Deep-sky objects

• NGC 1746
• NGC 1647
• NGC 1807
• NGC 1817
• Crab Nebula
• Hind's Nebula
• Barnard's Merope Nebula
• Maia Nebula
• Merope Nebula

Meteor shower radiants

Neighbouring constellations

Knowledge connections

• IncludesAldebaran
• ContainsMessier 1 (Crab Nebula)
• ContainsMessier 45 (Pleiades)
• Associated withTaurids
• Constellation ofElnath
• Constellation ofAlcyone
• Constellation ofTianguan
• Constellation ofChamukuy
• Constellation ofLambda Tauri
• Constellation ofAin
• Constellation ofOmicron Tauri
• Constellation ofAtlas
• Constellation ofPrima Hyadum
• Constellation ofElectra
• Constellation ofXi Tauri
• Constellation ofSecunda Hyadum
• Constellation of77 Tauri
• Constellation ofMaia
• Constellation ofNu Tauri
• Constellation of5 Tauri
• Constellation ofMerope
• Constellation of65 Tauri
• Constellation of88 Tauri
• Constellation of90 Tauri

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• IAUInternational Astronomical Union

  Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.