Kap-2

Its story

Kappa-2 Tauri does belong to the Hyades, that open V that draws the face of the Bull 148 light-years away. With its optical twin Kappa-1 it forms a familiar pair, yet the two are actually separated by six light-years within the cluster itself. White, of type A7 V, it spins at 191 km/s, almost three times faster than its neighbour, and lacks the dust disk orbiting its companion.