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Observation of the Taurus constellation

Visualize in real time the position of the Taurus constellation in the sky.

General presentation

The constellation of Taurus is one of the oldest and most recognizable zodiac constellations in the night sky. Visible mainly in autumn and winter in the northern hemisphere, it is famous for its red star Aldebaran as well as the Pleiades clusters. Located on the ecliptic, the constellation of Taurus is crossed every year by the Sun, the Moon and the planets, making it an important reference point for the observation of the sky.

Shape of the Taurus constellation

The constellation of Taurus has a characteristic shape reminiscent of a bull's head. Aldebaran marks his eye, two alignments of stars stretch on each side to form the horns, giving the constellation an easily recognizable silhouette.

Stars of the Taurus constellation

StarMagnitudeDistanceEquatorial position J2000Current Equatorial PositionCurrent Horizontal Position at MarseilleLink
Aldebaran0.8766.6 light yearsRight ascension :
4ʰ35ᵐ55.239ˢ
Declination : 16°30'55.239″		Right ascension :
4ʰ37ᵐ26.8910661987ˢ
Declination :
16°33′55.1243052995″		Azimut :
40.579819766773944°
Altitude :
57.75633313967835°
Elnath1.65131 light yearsRight ascension :
5ʰ26ᵐ17.513ˢ
Declination : 28°36'17.513″		Right ascension :
5ʰ27ᵐ58.284472107ˢ
Declination :
28°37′50.1873367605″		Azimut :
28.034180097383107°
Altitude :
73.7885611835984°
Alcyone2.873370 light yearsRight ascension :
3ʰ47ᵐ29.0765ˢ
Declination : 24°6'29.0765″		Right ascension :
3ʰ49ᵐ4.7228442814ˢ
Declination :
24°11′16.3293188651″		Azimut :
65.86419746031076°
Altitude :
56.694541357963914°
Epsilon Tauri3.53146 light yearsRight ascension :
4ʰ28ᵐ37ˢ
Declination : 19°10'37″		Right ascension :
4ʰ30ᵐ10.5222190503ˢ
Declination :
19°14′27.213596322″		Azimut :
46.07854036410574°
Altitude :
59.126552547987416°
Zeta Tauri2.97417 light yearsRight ascension :
5ʰ37ᵐ38.7ˢ
Declination : 21°8'38.7″		Right ascension :
5ʰ39ᵐ14.1993917594ˢ
Declination :
21°9′31.9548039706″		Azimut :
14.11477585205044°
Altitude :
67.34279371757752°
Theta2 Tauri3.84153 light yearsRight ascension :
4ʰ28ᵐ34.5ˢ
Declination : 15°57'34.5″		Right ascension :
4ʰ30ᵐ6.0591536588ˢ
Declination :
16°1′19.9128358489″		Azimut :
42.87613380636667°
Altitude :
56.39757033357202°
Lambda Tauri3.41370 light yearsRight ascension :
4ʰ0ᵐ40.8ˢ
Declination : 12°29'40.8″		Right ascension :
4ʰ2ᵐ9.9356325517ˢ
Declination :
12°33′37.0775811279″		Azimut :
49.250880250651086°
Altitude :
49.82224811359765°
Omicron Tauri3.6216 light yearsRight ascension :
3ʰ24ᵐ48.7983ˢ
Declination : 9°1'48.7983″		Right ascension :
3ʰ26ᵐ15.5926064861ˢ
Declination :
9°7′27.4878728296″		Azimut :
56.55707008352859°
Altitude :
41.836283232376964°
Atlas3.62440 light yearsRight ascension :
3ʰ49ᵐ9.7ˢ
Declination : 24°3'9.7″		Right ascension :
3ʰ50ᵐ45.3629830771ˢ
Declination :
24°8′6.5726748326″		Azimut :
65.31381248589885°
Altitude :
56.93622616094294°
Gamma Tauri3.654154 light yearsRight ascension :
4ʰ19ᵐ47.6037ˢ
Declination : 15°37'47.6037″		Right ascension :
4ʰ21ᵐ18.8049344584ˢ
Declination :
15°41′37.4097860485″		Azimut :
45.75196196273948°
Altitude :
55.001599170056°