Star profile

Secunda Hyadum

Delta 1 Tauri · Taurus

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

What is Secunda Hyadum

Secunda Hyadum is part of the Hyades, the open cluster that traces Taurus's bull-head around Aldebaran. It is a yellow giant similar to the Sun but well past its prime, lying some 156 light-years away within the nearest stellar swarm to us. Its Latin name, «the second of the Hyades», recalls that according to Greek myth these stars were the sisters who wept for Hyas until they were turned into rain.

Where it is and when to see it

Secunda Hyadum 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, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 56° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 67° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 39° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 72° S.

It ranks no. 13 in brightness among the 144 stars of Taurus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Aldebaran, the brightest: it lies about 3° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 160 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Secunda Hyadum

Constellation: Taurus
Apparent magnitude: 3.77
Distance: 155.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 65.734° · Dec 17.543°
Catalogue: HIP 20455 · HD 27697

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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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