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Hot blue star

Its story

126 Tauri burns with the intense blue typical of hot B-type stars, in the sky region the mythic bull has occupied for millennia. More than six hundred light-years away, its light set off when Gothic cathedrals were still rising across Europe. It belongs to Taurus, a constellation rich in young, massive stars and home —not far away— to the famed Pleiades.

Constellation: Taurus
Apparent magnitude: 4.84
Distance: 635.9 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 85.324° · Dec 16.534°
Catalogue: HIP 26777 · HD 37711

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