Star profile

Delta 2 Tauri

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is Delta 2 Tauri

Delta-2 Tauri belongs to the Hyades open cluster, the closest stellar group to Earth and the unmistakable triangular head of the Bull. It shares with its sisters a single motion through the galaxy, inherited from a common birth some six hundred million years ago. Its cool white tone contrasts with the red of Aldebaran, which only appears to be part of the cluster from our line of sight.

Where it is and when to see it

Delta 2 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, 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 73° S.

It ranks no. 37 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 Delta 2 Tauri

Constellation: Taurus
Apparent magnitude: 4.80
Distance: 161.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 66.024° · Dec 17.444°
Catalogue: HIP 20542 · HD 27819

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Other stars in Taurus

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