Star profile

Omicron Tauri

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is Omicron Tauri

Omicron Tauri burns with yellow light at 291 light-years, set within the field of Taurus but beyond the Hyades cluster that crowds the same patch of sky. It is a heavily evolved G-type giant: roughly three solar masses swollen to twenty times the Sun's radius. Its hue recalls the younger Sun it once was, before millions of years turned it into this warm beacon of the zodiac.

Where it is and when to see it

Omicron Tauri lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is November: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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Astronomical data for Omicron Tauri

Constellation: Taurus
Apparent magnitude: 3.61
Distance: 291.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 51.203° · Dec 9.029°
Catalogue: HIP 15900 · HD 21120

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Other stars in Taurus

Taurus has 144 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

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