List of Stars in the Taurus Constellation

The Taurus constellation is formed by 19 main stars. There are currently 248 discovered stars total in the region inside its perimeter.

The constellation of Taurus represents a bull. It is one of the zodiac constellations.

Below you will find the full list of stars in the Taurus constellation and their names as well as some general information about each of them.

Here’s what each of the columns means.

Proper name: This is the common name we give to some of the most prominent stars in the sky. These names have been passed from ancient civilizations and they are usually of Greek or Arabic origin. Due to the number of stars in the universe, most stars discovered these days do not receive a proper name.

Name: The scientific, Latinized name for the star.

Designation: Abbreviation of the scientific name or designation if it doesn’t have one. It is based on the Bayer catalog of stars.

Distance: How far away from Earth the star is. Given in light-years.

Visible magnitude: The brightness of the star as seen from Earth. Also known as apparent magnitude.

Absolute magnitude: The true brightness of the star, regardless of the point of view.

Stellar classification: Classification of the star according to its electromagnetic characteristics.

Proper Name	Name	Designation	Distance (light-years)	Visible magnitude	Absolute magnitude	Stellar classification
Aldebaran	Alpha Tauri	α Tau	65	0.87	−0.63	K5III
El Nath	Beta Tauri	β Tau	131	1.65	−1.37	B7III
Alcyone A	Alcyone A	Alcyone A	368	2.85	−2.41	B7III
Tianguan	Zeta Tauri	ζ Tau	417	2.97	−2.56	B4IIIp
Chamukuy	Theta2 Tauri	θ2 Tau	149	3.40	0.1	A7III
	Lambda Tauri	λ Tau	370	3.41	−1.87	B3V + A
Ain	Epsilon Tauri	ε Tau	155	3.53	0.15	K0III
	Omicron Tauri	ο Tau	211	3.61	−0.45	G8III
Atlas A	27 Tauri	27 Tau	380	3.62	−1.72	B8III
Hyadum I	Gamma Tauri	γ Tau	154	3.65	0.28	G8III
Electra	17 Tauri	17 Tau	370	3.72	−1.56	B6III
	Xi Tauri	ξ Tau	222	3.73	−0.44	B9Vn
Hyadum II	Delta1 Tauri	δ1 Tau	153	3.77	0.41	G8III
	Theta1 Tauri	θ1 Tau	158	3.84	0.42	G7III
Maia	20 Tauri	20 Tau	360	3.87	−1.34	B8III
	Nu Tauri	ν Tau	129	3.91	0.92	A1V
	5 Tauri	5 Tau	360	4.14	−1.08	K0II-III…
Merope	23 Tauri	23 Tau	359	4.14	−1.07	B6IV
	Kappa1 Tauri	κ1 Tau	153	4.21	0.85	A7IV-V
	88 Tauri	88 Tau	150	4.25	0.93	A5m
	Mu Tauri	μ Tau	435	4.27	−1.35	B3IV
	90 Tauri	90 Tau	150	4.27	0.96	A6V
	Tau Tauri	τ Tau	400	4.27	−1.18	B3V
	Upsilon Tauri	υ Tau	155	4.28	0.9	A8Vn
	10 Tauri	10 Tau	45	4.29	3.6	F9V
Taygeta	q Tauri	q Tau	373	4.30	−0.99	B6V
	68 Tauri	68 Tau	148	4.30	1.02	A2IV
Ruby Star	119 Tauri	119 Tau	1918	4.32	−4.53	M2Ib
Yuè	37 Tauri	37 Tau	181	4.36	0.64	K0III
	71 Tauri	71 Tau	156	4.48	1.08	F0V…
	136 Tauri	136 Tau	438	4.56	−1.08	A0V
	Iota Tauri	ι Tau	163	4.62	1.13	A7V
	Rho Tauri	ρ Tau	152	4.65	1.3	A8V
Fùěr	Sigma2 Tauri	σ2 Tau	159	4.67	1.23	A5Vn
	Pi Tauri	π Tau	455	4.69	−1.03	G8III
	HD 28527	HD 28527	145	4.78	1.54	A6IV
	64 Tauri	64 Tau	146	4.80	1.55	A7V
	139 Tauri	139 Tau	2103	4.81	−4.24	B1Ib
	47 Tauri	47 Tau	371	4.84	−0.44	G5III
	126 Tauri	126 Tau	748	4.84	−1.96	B3IV…
	114 Tauri	114 Tau	695	4.88	−1.76	B2.5IV
	132 Tauri	132 Tau	522	4.88	−1.14	G8IIIvar
	134 Tauri	134 Tau	272	4.89	0.29	B9IV
	104 Tauri	104 Tau	52	4.91	3.91	G4V
	Omega2 Tauri	ω2 Tau	93	4.93	2.64	A3m
	75 Tauri	75 Tau	194	4.96	1.08	K2IIIvar
	109 Tauri	109 Tau	206	4.96	0.96	G8III
	Phi Tauri	φ Tau	342	4.97	−0.13	K1III
	111 Tauri	111 Tau	48	5.00	4.17	F8V SB
	79 Tauri	79 Tau	160	5.02	1.56	A7V
Pleione	28 Tauri	28 Tau	387	5.05	−0.32	B7p
	30 Tauri	30 Tau	565	5.08	−1.11	B3V
	Sigma1 Tauri	σ1 Tau	152	5.08	1.74	A4m
	97 Tauri	97 Tau	189	5.08	1.27	A7IV-V
	66 Tauri	66 Tau	396	5.10	−0.32	A3V
	4 Tauri	4 Tau	417	5.14	−0.39	A0Vn
	41 Tauri	41 Tau	494	5.18	−0.72	B9p Si
	125 Tauri	125 Tau	495	5.18	−0.73	B3IV
	Psi Tauri	ψ Tau	90	5.21	3.01	F1V
	43 G. Tauri	43 G. Tau	474	5.22	−0.59	B9Vn
			192	5.24	1.39	A2V
	58 Tauri	58 Tau	154	5.26	1.89	F0V
	Kappa2 Tauri	κ2 Tau	144	5.27	2.05	A7V
	l Tauri	l Tau	173	5.28	1.65	A5V
	133 Tauri	133 Tau	799	5.28	−1.67	B2IV-V
	46 Tauri	46 Tau	121	5.29	2.45	F3V…
	40 Tauri	40 Tau	1045	5.32	−2.21	B3V
	49 Eri	49 Eri	847	5.32	−1.75	B7V
	29 Tauri	29 Tau	588	5.34	−0.94	B3V
	56 Tauri	56 Tau	316	5.34	0.41	A0p Si
	34 G. Tauri	34 G. Tau	113	5.36	2.66	F6IV
	121 Tauri	121 Tau	599	5.37	−0.95	B2.5IV
	Chi Tauri	χ Tau	267	5.38	0.81	B9V
	63 G. Tauri	63 G. Tau	168	5.38	1.82	A5m
	44 Tauri	44 Tau	195	5.39	1.51	F2IV-V
	83 Tauri	83 Tau	149	5.40	2.1	F0V
	115 Tauri	115 Tau	668	5.40	−1.16	B5V
			338	5.44	0.36	B8V
Celaeno	16 Tauri	16 Tau	334	5.45	0.4	B7IV
	33 G. Tauri	33 G. Tau	117	5.45	2.67	F2V
	93 Tauri	93 Tau	345	5.45	0.33	B8IV
	36 Tauri	36 Tau	953	5.46	−1.87	G0III…
	81 Tauri	81 Tau	145	5.47	2.24	Am
	118 Tauri	118 Tau	434	5.47	−0.15	B9Vn
	130 Tauri	130 Tau	1268	5.47	−2.48	F0III
	53 Tauri	53 Tau	267	5.50	0.93	B9IV
	103 Tauri	103 Tau	3228	5.50	−4.48	B2V…
			1116	5.50	−2.17	B7III
	Omega1 Tauri	ω1 Tau	291	5.51	0.76	K2III
			472	5.51	−0.29	K1III
	116 Tauri	116 Tau	565	5.52	−0.67	B9.5Vn
	72 Tauri	72 Tau	415	5.53	0.01	B7V
	44 Eri	44 Eri	385	5.53	0.17	B3V
	122 Tauri	122 Tau	176	5.53	1.87	F0V
	135 Tauri	135 Tau	312	5.54	0.63	G9III:
	12 Tauri	12 Tau	400	5.55	0.1	G6III:
	57 Tauri	57 Tau	146	5.58	2.32	F3V…
	80 Tauri	80 Tau	142	5.58	2.38	F0V…
			376	5.60	0.29	G7III:
	137 Tauri	137 Tau	515	5.60	−0.39	B9p…
	32 Tauri	32 Tau	146	5.62	2.36	F2IV
	51 Tauri	51 Tau	179	5.64	1.95	F0V
	63 Tauri	63 Tau	154	5.64	2.27	A1m
	18 Tauri	18 Tau	368	5.66	0.4	B8V
	31 Tauri	31 Tau	704	5.66	−1.01	B5V
	26 G. Tauri	26 G. Tau	565	5.67	−0.52	B5V
	60 G. Tauri	60 G. Tau	408	5.67	0.18	A2Vs
	120 Tauri	120 Tau	1874	5.67	−3.13	B2IV-Ve
	13 Tauri	13 Tau	409	5.68	0.19	B9Vn
	45 Tauri	45 Tau	126	5.71	2.78	F4V
	60 Tauri	60 Tau	149	5.72	2.42	A3m
			156	5.72	2.32	Am
	131 Tauri	131 Tau	422	5.72	0.16	A3Vn
			335	5.73	0.67	A2V
	6 Tauri	6 Tau	355	5.76	0.57	B9IV
Asterope	21 Tauri	21 Tau	387	5.76	0.39	B8V
	49 G. Tauri	49 G. Tau	428	5.76	0.17	G8III-IV
	117 Tauri	117 Tau	704	5.77	−0.90	M1III
	89 Tauri	89 Tau	148	5.78	2.49	F0V
	99 Tauri	99 Tau	471	5.79	−0.01	G8III:
	98 Tauri	98 Tau	296	5.79	1	A0V
	V711 Tauri	V711 Tau	94	5.82	3.51	G5IV/V +K1IV
			477	5.83	0	B9IV-V
	105 Tauri	105 Tau	1032	5.84	−1.66	B2Ve
	HU Tauri	HU Tau	361	5.85	0.63	B8V
			487	5.87	0	B8IV
			466	5.88	0.11	B9p…
			148	5.89	2.6	F4V…
			345	5.89	0.77	K5III
	39 Tauri	39 Tau	55	5.90	4.78	G5V
	76 Tauri	76 Tau	177	5.90	2.23	F0IV
	18 G. Tauri	18 G. Tau	337	5.91	0.84	G9III
			1753	5.91	−2.74	M0III
	6 G. Tauri	6 G. Tau	517	5.93	−0.07	G8III
	V1156 Tauri	V1156 Tau	178	5.93	2.24	A5m
			445	5.94	0.26	B9.5V
	7 Tauri	7 Tau	519	5.95	−0.06	A3V
			135	5.97	2.88	F4V
			160	5.97	2.52	F4V
			352	5.97	0.81	F2IV
			302	5.99	1.16	K4III
	V1141 Tauri	V1141 Tau	482	6.00	0.15	B8IV-V
	129 Tauri	129 Tau	879	6.00	−1.15	B8IIIMNp…
	85 Tauri	85 Tau	147	6.01	2.75	F4V…
	59 G. Tauri	59 G. Tau	470	6.01	0.21	G8III
	V1116 Tauri	V1116 Tau	144	6.01	2.78	F5IV
			153	6.02	2.66	F3V
			462	6.03	0.27	K0III-IV
			595	6.03	−0.28	B9Vn
				6.03		A0Ia
			321	6.05	1.08	B8III
	33 Tauri	33 Tau	531	6.05	−0.01	B9.5IV
	V1143 Tauri	V1143 Tau	597	6.06	−0.25	B6IV
			243	6.09	1.72	A0V
	24 G. Tauri	24 G. Tau	246	6.09	1.7	A2Vn
			285	6.09	1.38	K0III
	96 Tauri	96 Tau	1411	6.09	−2.09	K3III
	110 Tauri	110 Tau	445	6.09	0.41	A2IV
	11 Tauri	11 Tau	522	6.11	0.09	A2IV
			154	6.11	2.73	F3:V…
	14 G. Tauri	14 G. Tau	421	6.12	0.56	G5
			431	6.12	0.51	G8III+…
	14 Tauri	14 Tau	347	6.13	0.99	G8III
			138	6.14	3	K1IVe…
	V1137 Tauri	V1137 Tau	1032	6.14	−1.36	B9IIIsp…
	53 G. Tauri	53 G. Tau	349	6.14	0.99	G9III
			150	6.15	2.84	F6V…
			380	6.17	0.84	B8V
			403	6.18	0.72	K0III
	95 Tauri	95 Tau	163	6.18	2.69	F7IV-V
			1072	6.19	−1.40	K0
			799	6.19	−0.76	B6V
			615	6.20	−0.18	K0
			625	6.20	−0.21	K0III
			363	6.21	0.97	A5Vn
	52 G. Tauri	52 G. Tau	395	6.23	0.81	K1III
	113 Tauri	113 Tau	655	6.23	−0.28	B2Vn
	V731 Tauri	V731 Tau	1098	6.23	−1.41	B2.5Ve
	40 G. Tauri	40 G. Tau	502	6.24	0.3	B8Vn
			423	6.24	0.68	B9IVn
			359	6.25	1.04	K0
	108 Tauri	108 Tau	657	6.26	−0.26	A2V
			799	6.27	−0.68	K0
	24 Tauri	24 Tau		6.28		A0V
	84 Tauri	84 Tau	455	6.28	0.55	M3III
			340	6.29	1.2	A0Vs
			395	6.29	0.87	K0
	V766 Tauri	V766 Tau	443	6.30	0.63	B9p Si
			924	6.31	−0.95	A0V
	48 Tauri	48 Tau	145	6.31	3.07	F5Vvar
	47 G. Tauri	47 G. Tau	583	6.31	0.05	K0
	V774 Tauri	V774 Tau	69	6.32	4.69	G0IV…
			464	6.33	0.56	G5II-III+…
			141	6.33	3.15	F0
	62 Tauri	62 Tau	726	6.34	−0.40	B3V
			704	6.34	−0.33	B5III
			478	6.35	0.52	A2V
	25 G. Tauri	25 G. Tau	128	6.35	3.38	F5V
			695	6.35	−0.29	B9IV
			359	6.35	1.14	K2
			222	6.36	2.19	F3IV
	1 G. Tauri	1 G. Tau	1116	6.37	−1.30	G5III
			631	6.37	−0.06	K0
	58 G. Tauri	58 G. Tau	141	6.37	3.19	F5V
			177	6.38	2.71	F7V
			241	6.40	2.05	A5IV
	5 G. Tauri	5 G. Tau	455	6.41	0.68	G5
			713	6.42	−0.28	K0
			660	6.42	−0.11	A1Vn
Sterope II	22 Tauri	22 Tau	354	6.43	1.25	A0Vn
			738	6.44	−0.33	K5
	70 Tauri	70 Tau	152	6.44	3.1	F7V
			426	6.45	0.87	G9III
	2 G. Tauri	2 G. Tau	369	6.47	1.2	K0
	26 Tauri	26 Tau	243	6.47	2.11	F0
	55 G. Tauri	55 G. Tau	365	6.47	1.22	G8III
			348	6.47	1.33	A3
			464	6.48	0.71	A5m
			997	6.48	−0.95	K1III
	9 G. Tauri	9 G. Tau	439	6.49	0.84	G0
	37 G. Tauri	37 G. Tau	204	6.49	2.51	F2
	SZ Tauri	SZ Tau	1045	6.49	−1.04	F5Ib
			494	6.50	0.6	Am…
			134	6.50	3.43	F5V
	9 Tauri	9 Tau	437	6.72	1.08	A2p
	101 Tauri	101 Tau	141	6.75	3.57	F5V
	HD 24496	HD 24496	160	6.81	3.36	G5
	55 Tauri	55 Tau	140	6.85	3.68	F7V+…
	HD 24040	HD 24040	152	7.52	4.18	G0
	HD 32963	HD 32963		7.60		G5IV
	HD 37124	HD 37124	108	7.68	5.07	G4V
Alcyone B	Eta Tauri	η Tau		8.30
Hoggar	HD 28678	HD 28678	740	8.54		K0D
	RV Tauriri	RV Tauri	~20000	9.41		K3pv
	HD 283668	HD 283668	138	9.44
	T Tauriri	T Tauri	576	9.60	3.36	G5Ve
	HD 284149	HD 284149	353	9.63		F8
	HD 286123	HD 286123	434	9.80		F9V
	Gliese 176	Gliese 176	31	9.97	10.1	M2.5V
	HD 285507	HD 285507	135	10.50		K5
	HD 283869	HD 283869	155	10.60
	V830 Tauri	V830 Tau	427	12.10		M0
	WASP-152	WASP-152		12.56		G7V
	CL Tauri	CL Tau		13.00		T Tau
	CI Tauri	CI Tau		13.00		K4IV
	FW Tauri	FW Tau	473	15.50		M4
Baade’s Star / Crab Pulsar	CM Tauri	CM Tau	6500	16.50		F
	2M J044144	2M J044144	455			M8.5

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