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 NameNameDesignationDistance (light-years)Visible magnitudeAbsolute magnitudeStellar classification
AldebaranAlpha Tauriα Tau650.87−0.63K5III
El NathBeta Tauriβ Tau1311.65−1.37B7III
Alcyone AAlcyone AAlcyone A3682.85−2.41B7III
TianguanZeta Tauriζ Tau4172.97−2.56B4IIIp
ChamukuyTheta2 Tauriθ2 Tau1493.400.1A7III
Lambda Tauriλ Tau3703.41−1.87B3V + A
AinEpsilon Tauriε Tau1553.530.15K0III
Omicron Tauriο Tau2113.61−0.45G8III
Atlas A27 Tauri27 Tau3803.62−1.72B8III
Hyadum IGamma Tauriγ Tau1543.650.28G8III
Electra17 Tauri17 Tau3703.72−1.56B6III
Xi Tauriξ Tau2223.73−0.44B9Vn
Hyadum IIDelta1 Tauriδ1 Tau1533.770.41G8III
Theta1 Tauriθ1 Tau1583.840.42G7III
Maia20 Tauri20 Tau3603.87−1.34B8III
Nu Tauriν Tau1293.910.92A1V
5 Tauri5 Tau3604.14−1.08K0II-III…
Merope23 Tauri23 Tau3594.14−1.07B6IV
Kappa1 Tauriκ1 Tau1534.210.85A7IV-V
88 Tauri88 Tau1504.250.93A5m
Mu Tauriμ Tau4354.27−1.35B3IV
90 Tauri90 Tau1504.270.96A6V
Tau Tauriτ Tau4004.27−1.18B3V
Upsilon Tauriυ Tau1554.280.9A8Vn
10 Tauri10 Tau454.293.6F9V
Taygetaq Tauriq Tau3734.30−0.99B6V
68 Tauri68 Tau1484.301.02A2IV
Ruby Star119 Tauri119 Tau19184.32−4.53M2Ib
Yuè37 Tauri37 Tau1814.360.64K0III
71 Tauri71 Tau1564.481.08F0V…
136 Tauri136 Tau4384.56−1.08A0V
Iota Tauriι Tau1634.621.13A7V
Rho Tauriρ Tau1524.651.3A8V
FùěrSigma2 Tauriσ2 Tau1594.671.23A5Vn
Pi Tauriπ Tau4554.69−1.03G8III
HD 28527HD 285271454.781.54A6IV
64 Tauri64 Tau1464.801.55A7V
139 Tauri139 Tau21034.81−4.24B1Ib
47 Tauri47 Tau3714.84−0.44G5III
126 Tauri126 Tau7484.84−1.96B3IV…
114 Tauri114 Tau6954.88−1.76B2.5IV
132 Tauri132 Tau5224.88−1.14G8IIIvar
134 Tauri134 Tau2724.890.29B9IV
104 Tauri104 Tau524.913.91G4V
Omega2 Tauriω2 Tau934.932.64A3m
75 Tauri75 Tau1944.961.08K2IIIvar
109 Tauri109 Tau2064.960.96G8III
Phi Tauriφ Tau3424.97−0.13K1III
111 Tauri111 Tau485.004.17F8V SB
79 Tauri79 Tau1605.021.56A7V
Pleione28 Tauri28 Tau3875.05−0.32B7p
30 Tauri30 Tau5655.08−1.11B3V
Sigma1 Tauriσ1 Tau1525.081.74A4m
97 Tauri97 Tau1895.081.27A7IV-V
66 Tauri66 Tau3965.10−0.32A3V
4 Tauri4 Tau4175.14−0.39A0Vn
41 Tauri41 Tau4945.18−0.72B9p Si
125 Tauri125 Tau4955.18−0.73B3IV
Psi Tauriψ Tau905.213.01F1V
43 G. Tauri43 G. Tau4745.22−0.59B9Vn
1925.241.39A2V
58 Tauri58 Tau1545.261.89F0V
Kappa2 Tauriκ2 Tau1445.272.05A7V
l Tauril Tau1735.281.65A5V
133 Tauri133 Tau7995.28−1.67B2IV-V
46 Tauri46 Tau1215.292.45F3V…
40 Tauri40 Tau10455.32−2.21B3V
49 Eri49 Eri8475.32−1.75B7V
29 Tauri29 Tau5885.34−0.94B3V
56 Tauri56 Tau3165.340.41A0p Si
34 G. Tauri34 G. Tau1135.362.66F6IV
121 Tauri121 Tau5995.37−0.95B2.5IV
Chi Tauriχ Tau2675.380.81B9V
63 G. Tauri63 G. Tau1685.381.82A5m
44 Tauri44 Tau1955.391.51F2IV-V
83 Tauri83 Tau1495.402.1F0V
115 Tauri115 Tau6685.40−1.16B5V
3385.440.36B8V
Celaeno16 Tauri16 Tau3345.450.4B7IV
33 G. Tauri33 G. Tau1175.452.67F2V
93 Tauri93 Tau3455.450.33B8IV
36 Tauri36 Tau9535.46−1.87G0III…
81 Tauri81 Tau1455.472.24Am
118 Tauri118 Tau4345.47−0.15B9Vn
130 Tauri130 Tau12685.47−2.48F0III
53 Tauri53 Tau2675.500.93B9IV
103 Tauri103 Tau32285.50−4.48B2V…
11165.50−2.17B7III
Omega1 Tauriω1 Tau2915.510.76K2III
4725.51−0.29K1III
116 Tauri116 Tau5655.52−0.67B9.5Vn
72 Tauri72 Tau4155.530.01B7V
44 Eri44 Eri3855.530.17B3V
122 Tauri122 Tau1765.531.87F0V
135 Tauri135 Tau3125.540.63G9III:
12 Tauri12 Tau4005.550.1G6III:
57 Tauri57 Tau1465.582.32F3V…
80 Tauri80 Tau1425.582.38F0V…
3765.600.29G7III:
137 Tauri137 Tau5155.60−0.39B9p…
32 Tauri32 Tau1465.622.36F2IV
51 Tauri51 Tau1795.641.95F0V
63 Tauri63 Tau1545.642.27A1m
18 Tauri18 Tau3685.660.4B8V
31 Tauri31 Tau7045.66−1.01B5V
26 G. Tauri26 G. Tau5655.67−0.52B5V
60 G. Tauri60 G. Tau4085.670.18A2Vs
120 Tauri120 Tau18745.67−3.13B2IV-Ve
13 Tauri13 Tau4095.680.19B9Vn
45 Tauri45 Tau1265.712.78F4V
60 Tauri60 Tau1495.722.42A3m
1565.722.32Am
131 Tauri131 Tau4225.720.16A3Vn
3355.730.67A2V
6 Tauri6 Tau3555.760.57B9IV
Asterope21 Tauri21 Tau3875.760.39B8V
49 G. Tauri49 G. Tau4285.760.17G8III-IV
117 Tauri117 Tau7045.77−0.90M1III
89 Tauri89 Tau1485.782.49F0V
99 Tauri99 Tau4715.79−0.01G8III:
98 Tauri98 Tau2965.791A0V
V711 TauriV711 Tau945.823.51G5IV/V +K1IV
4775.830B9IV-V
105 Tauri105 Tau10325.84−1.66B2Ve
HU TauriHU Tau3615.850.63B8V
4875.870B8IV
4665.880.11B9p…
1485.892.6F4V…
3455.890.77K5III
39 Tauri39 Tau555.904.78G5V
76 Tauri76 Tau1775.902.23F0IV
18 G. Tauri18 G. Tau3375.910.84G9III
17535.91−2.74M0III
6 G. Tauri6 G. Tau5175.93−0.07G8III
V1156 TauriV1156 Tau1785.932.24A5m
4455.940.26B9.5V
7 Tauri7 Tau5195.95−0.06A3V
1355.972.88F4V
1605.972.52F4V
3525.970.81F2IV
3025.991.16K4III
V1141 TauriV1141 Tau4826.000.15B8IV-V
129 Tauri129 Tau8796.00−1.15B8IIIMNp…
85 Tauri85 Tau1476.012.75F4V…
59 G. Tauri59 G. Tau4706.010.21G8III
V1116 TauriV1116 Tau1446.012.78F5IV
1536.022.66F3V
4626.030.27K0III-IV
5956.03−0.28B9Vn
6.03A0Ia
3216.051.08B8III
33 Tauri33 Tau5316.05−0.01B9.5IV
V1143 TauriV1143 Tau5976.06−0.25B6IV
2436.091.72A0V
24 G. Tauri24 G. Tau2466.091.7A2Vn
2856.091.38K0III
96 Tauri96 Tau14116.09−2.09K3III
110 Tauri110 Tau4456.090.41A2IV
11 Tauri11 Tau5226.110.09A2IV
1546.112.73F3:V…
14 G. Tauri14 G. Tau4216.120.56G5
4316.120.51G8III+…
14 Tauri14 Tau3476.130.99G8III
1386.143K1IVe…
V1137 TauriV1137 Tau10326.14−1.36B9IIIsp…
53 G. Tauri53 G. Tau3496.140.99G9III
1506.152.84F6V…
3806.170.84B8V
4036.180.72K0III
95 Tauri95 Tau1636.182.69F7IV-V
10726.19−1.40K0
7996.19−0.76B6V
6156.20−0.18K0
6256.20−0.21K0III
3636.210.97A5Vn
52 G. Tauri52 G. Tau3956.230.81K1III
113 Tauri113 Tau6556.23−0.28B2Vn
V731 TauriV731 Tau10986.23−1.41B2.5Ve
40 G. Tauri40 G. Tau5026.240.3B8Vn
4236.240.68B9IVn
3596.251.04K0
108 Tauri108 Tau6576.26−0.26A2V
7996.27−0.68K0
24 Tauri24 Tau6.28A0V
84 Tauri84 Tau4556.280.55M3III
3406.291.2A0Vs
3956.290.87K0
V766 TauriV766 Tau4436.300.63B9p Si
9246.31−0.95A0V
48 Tauri48 Tau1456.313.07F5Vvar
47 G. Tauri47 G. Tau5836.310.05K0
V774 TauriV774 Tau696.324.69G0IV…
4646.330.56G5II-III+…
1416.333.15F0
62 Tauri62 Tau7266.34−0.40B3V
7046.34−0.33B5III
4786.350.52A2V
25 G. Tauri25 G. Tau1286.353.38F5V
6956.35−0.29B9IV
3596.351.14K2
2226.362.19F3IV
1 G. Tauri1 G. Tau11166.37−1.30G5III
6316.37−0.06K0
58 G. Tauri58 G. Tau1416.373.19F5V
1776.382.71F7V
2416.402.05A5IV
5 G. Tauri5 G. Tau4556.410.68G5
7136.42−0.28K0
6606.42−0.11A1Vn
Sterope II22 Tauri22 Tau3546.431.25A0Vn
7386.44−0.33K5
70 Tauri70 Tau1526.443.1F7V
4266.450.87G9III
2 G. Tauri2 G. Tau3696.471.2K0
26 Tauri26 Tau2436.472.11F0
55 G. Tauri55 G. Tau3656.471.22G8III
3486.471.33A3
4646.480.71A5m
9976.48−0.95K1III
9 G. Tauri9 G. Tau4396.490.84G0
37 G. Tauri37 G. Tau2046.492.51F2
SZ TauriSZ Tau10456.49−1.04F5Ib
4946.500.6Am…
1346.503.43F5V
9 Tauri9 Tau4376.721.08A2p
101 Tauri101 Tau1416.753.57F5V
HD 24496HD 244961606.813.36G5
55 Tauri55 Tau1406.853.68F7V+…
HD 24040HD 240401527.524.18G0
HD 32963HD 329637.60G5IV
HD 37124HD 371241087.685.07G4V
Alcyone BEta Tauriη Tau8.30
HoggarHD 28678HD 286787408.54K0D
RV TauririRV Tauri~200009.41K3pv
HD 283668HD 2836681389.44
T TauririT Tauri5769.603.36G5Ve
HD 284149HD 2841493539.63F8
HD 286123HD 2861234349.80F9V
Gliese 176Gliese 176319.9710.1M2.5V
HD 285507HD 28550713510.50K5
HD 283869HD 28386915510.60
V830 TauriV830 Tau42712.10M0
WASP-152WASP-15212.56G7V
CL TauriCL Tau13.00T Tau
CI TauriCI Tau13.00K4IV
FW TauriFW Tau47315.50M4
Baade’s Star / Crab PulsarCM TauriCM Tau650016.50F
2M J0441442M J044144455M8.5

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