Stars in Taurus
The brightest star in Taurus is Aldebaran, at apparent magnitude 0.85 and 65 ly from Earth, one of 110 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 17 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aldebaran | 0.85 | 65.0 ly | Orange giant | 3,900 K |
| 2 | Elnath | 1.65 | 134 ly | B7III | ~12,103 K |
| 3 | Alcyone | 2.85 | 403 ly | B7III | ~11,343 K |
| 4 | Tianguan | 2.97 | 445 ly | B4IIIp | ~12,449 K |
| 5 | Chamukuy | 3.40 | 150 ly | A7III | ~8,329 K |
| 6 | Lambda Tau | 3.41 | 484 ly | B3V + A | ~11,556 K |
| 7 | eps Tau | 3.52 | 155 ly | K0 III | 4,877 K |
| 8 | Ain | 3.53 | 147 ly | K0III | ~4,709 K |
| 9 | Omicron Tau | 3.61 | 291 ly | G8III | ~5,032 K |
| 10 | Atlas | 3.62 | 382 ly | B8III | ~11,092 K |
| 11 | Prima Hyadum | 3.65 | 162 ly | G8III | ~4,789 K |
| 12 | Electra | 3.72 | 405 ly | B6III | ~11,658 K |
| 13 | Xi Tau | 3.73 | 209 ly | B9Vn | ~11,279 K |
| 14 | Secunda Hyadum | 3.77 | 156 ly | G8III | ~4,784 K |
| 15 | Theta¹ Tau | 3.84 | 154 ly | G7III | ~4,861 K |
| 16 | Maia | 3.87 | 383 ly | B8III | ~10,986 K |
| 17 | Nu Tau | 3.91 | 117 ly | A1V | ~9,743 K |
| 18 | 5 Tau | 4.14 | 342 ly | K0II-III... | ~4,489 K |
| 19 | Merope | 4.14 | 380 ly | B6IV | ~10,809 K |
| 20 | Kappa¹ Tau | 4.21 | 154 ly | A7IV-V | ~8,694 K |
| 21 | 88 Tau | 4.25 | 156 ly | A5m | ~8,289 K |
| 22 | Mu Tau | 4.27 | 456 ly | B3IV | ~10,853 K |
| 23 | 90 Tau | 4.27 | 154 ly | A6V | ~8,820 K |
| 24 | Tau Tau | 4.27 | 398 ly | B3V | ~11,779 K |
| 25 | Upsilon Tau | 4.28 | 154 ly | A8Vn | ~7,705 K |
| 26 | 10 Tau | 4.29 | 45.5 ly | F9V | ~6,067 K |
| 27 | Taygeta | 4.30 | 409 ly | B6V | ~11,744 K |
| 28 | Delta³ Tau | 4.30 | 149 ly | A2IV | ~9,552 K |
| 29 | 119 Tau | 4.32 | 1,792 ly | M2Ib | ~3,108 K |
| 30 | 37 Tau | 4.36 | 187 ly | K0III | ~4,594 K |
| 31 | 71 Tau | 4.48 | 160 ly | F0V... | ~7,712 K |
| 32 | Pleione | 5.05 | 382 ly | B7p | ~11,279 K |
| 33 | Celaeno | 5.45 | 377 ly | B7IV | ~10,570 K |
| 34 | Asterope | 5.76 | 372 ly | B8V | ~10,598 K |
| 35 | HIP 21152 | 6.37 | 142 ly | F5 V | 6,655 K |
| 36 | HD 25463 | 6.91 | 149 ly | F-type | 6,353 K |
| 37 | HD 24040 | 7.51 | 152 ly | G0 V | 5,802 K |
| 38 | HD 32963 | 7.60 | 124 ly | G5 IV | 5,727 K |
| 39 | HD 37124 | 7.68 | 103 ly | G4 V | 5,699 K |
| 40 | MWC 758 | 8.27 | 520 ly | A8Ve | 7,314 K |
| 41 | HD 28678 | 8.38 | 619 ly | G8 IV | 4,972 K |
| 42 | Hoggar | 8.38 | 740 ly | K0 | ~4,724 K |
| 43 | TOI-4603 | 9.24 | 736 ly | F | 6,264 K |
| 44 | HD 284149 A | 9.57 | 384 ly | F-type | 6,035 K |
| 45 | K2-232 | 9.82 | 426 ly | F-type | 6,154 K |
| 46 | HD 285968 | 9.95 | 30.9 ly | M2 V | 3,703 K |
| 47 | K2-291 | 10.01 | 294 ly | G-type | 5,520 K |
| 48 | V1298 Tau | 10.12 | 353 ly | K1 | 4,970 K |
| 49 | HD 285507 | 10.49 | 147 ly | K4.5 V | 4,503 K |
| 50 | K2-175 | 10.84 | 806 ly | G-type | 5,909 K |
| 51 | BD+20 594 | 10.85 | 585 ly | G | 5,766 K |
| 52 | TOI-1683 | 10.97 | 167 ly | K-type | 4,402 K |
| 53 | K2-136 | 11.10 | 193 ly | K5 V | 4,500 K |
| 54 | K2-370 | 11.11 | 470 ly | G5 V | 5,662 K |
| 55 | K2-111 | 11.13 | 654 ly | G2 | 5,775 K |
| 56 | EPIC 246851721 | 11.24 | 1,215 ly | F5 V | 6,202 K |
| 57 | TOI-5422 | 11.50 | 1,129 ly | G-type | 5,820 K |
| 58 | K2-397 | 11.87 | 650 ly | G7 | 5,387 K |
| 59 | TOI-5350 | 11.95 | 905 ly | F-type | 6,220 K |
| 60 | LkCa 15 | 12.03 | 516 ly | K-type | 4,194 K |
| 61 | K2-79 | 12.15 | 835 ly | G1 | 5,897 K |
| 62 | K2-77 | 12.22 | 462 ly | K-type | 5,160 K |
| 63 | V830 Tau | 12.23 | 424 ly | K-type | 4,250 K |
| 64 | K2-411 | 12.27 | 973 ly | G-type | 5,711 K |
| 65 | K2-178 | 12.38 | 700 ly | G-type | 5,525 K |
| 66 | TOI-5340 | 12.40 | 1,737 ly | G-type | 5,990 K |
| 67 | K2-85 | 12.42 | 317 ly | K-type | 4,232 K |
| 68 | K2-174 | 12.46 | 326 ly | K-type | 4,455 K |
| 69 | TAP 26 | 12.50 | 396 ly | K-type | 4,620 K |
| 70 | K2-173 | 12.52 | 746 ly | G-type | 5,580 K |
| 71 | K2-29 | 12.53 | 582 ly | G7 V | 5,358 K |
| 72 | K2-260 | 12.62 | 2,165 ly | F6 V | 6,860 K |
| 73 | K2-177 | 12.68 | 1,605 ly | F-type | 6,063 K |
| 74 | K2-80 | 12.69 | 655 ly | G-type | 5,441 K |
| 75 | K2-394 | 12.77 | 320 ly | K-type | 4,938 K |
| 76 | K2-155 | 12.77 | 237 ly | K7 | 4,258 K |
| 77 | HAT-P-64 | 12.86 | 2,126 ly | F-type | 6,457 K |
| 78 | K2-176 | 12.91 | 807 ly | G-type | 5,428 K |
| 79 | K2-179 | 12.94 | 622 ly | K-type | 5,015 K |
| 80 | K2-86 | 13.04 | 844 ly | G-type | 5,482 K |
| 81 | TOI-2537 | 13.24 | 603 ly | K-type | 4,870 K |
| 82 | K2-284 | 13.27 | 350 ly | K-type | 4,140 K |
| 83 | K2-396 | 13.32 | 896 ly | G9 | 5,236 K |
| 84 | K2-84 | 13.39 | 929 ly | G-type | 5,652 K |
| 85 | K2-30 | 13.55 | 1,086 ly | G6 V | 5,425 K |
| 86 | CI Tau | 13.64 | 515 ly | K7 | 3,807 K |
| 87 | K2-90 | 13.71 | 438 ly | K-type | 4,422 K |
| 88 | K2-288 B | 13.87 | 214 ly | M3 V | 3,341 K |
| 89 | DH Tau | 13.98 | 440 ly | M0.5 | 4,371 K |
| 90 | K2-133 | 14.07 | 245 ly | M1.5 V | 3,655 K |
| 91 | K2-87 | 14.14 | 1,602 ly | G-type | 5,747 K |
| 92 | K2-89 | 14.16 | 281 ly | M-type | 3,691 K |
| 93 | TCP J05074264+2447555 | 14.24 | 1,647 ly | G-type | 5,805 K |
| 94 | K2-81 | 14.31 | 823 ly | K-type | 4,674 K |
| 95 | K2-83 | 14.52 | 409 ly | K-type | 3,910 K |
| 96 | K2-308 | 15.07 | 4,287 ly | F-type | 6,100 K |
| 97 | K2-395 | 15.13 | 935 ly | K0 | 5,007 K |
| 98 | TOI-5344 | 15.40 | 451 ly | K-type | 3,747 K |
| 99 | K2-88 | 15.52 | 361 ly | M-type | 3,537 K |
| 100 | K2-91 | 15.62 | 204 ly | M-type | 3,622 K |
| 101 | IRAS 04125+2902 | 15.64 | 519 ly | K-type | 4,080 K |
| 102 | TOI-5349 | 15.69 | 614 ly | M1+/-0.5 | 3,751 K |
| 103 | K2-412 | 15.75 | 2,133 ly | G-type | 5,590 K |
| 104 | 2MASS J04372171+2651014 | 16.19 | 419 ly | M V | 3,100 K |
| 105 | K2-25 | 16.21 | 147 ly | M4.5 V | 3,207 K |
| 106 | FU Tau | – | 435 ly | M7.25 | 2,838 K |
| 107 | 2MASS J03590986+2009361 | – | 383 ly | M-type | 2,943 K |
| 108 | 2MASS J04414489+2301513 | – | 393 ly | M8.5 | 2,936 K |
| 109 | XEST 17-036 | – | 517 ly | M4 | 3,551 K |
| 110 | ITG 15 A | – | 445 ly | – | – |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Taurus?
The brightest star in Taurus is Aldebaran, at apparent magnitude 0.85 and 65 ly from Earth, one of 110 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 17 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Taurus?
The nearest of them is HD 285968, 31 ly away.