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The Constellation of Taurus
Genitive: Tauri
Abbreviation: Tau
Translation: The Bull
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Variable Stars
Radio Galaxies & other objects
Beyer's Catalogue
Each star in the constellation is assigned a Greek letter usually the brightest is Alpha, the second brightest Beta but there are exceptions to this rule.
Alpha = Aldebaran
Beta = Elnath
Gamma
Delta
Epsilon
Zeta
Eta = Alcyone
Theta
Iota
Kappa
Lambda
Mu
Nu
Xi
Omicron
Pi
Rho
Sigma
Tau
Upsilon
Phi
Chi
Psi
Omega
Flamsteed's Catalogue
Each star is assigned a number according to its right ascention.
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17 = Electra
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20 = Maia
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John Flamsteed catalogued the 34th star in Taurus in 1690. It was in fact the planet Uranus, which moves so slowly through the sky that he did not realise it was a planet.
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Variable Stars
Radio Galaxies and other objects
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