Taurus

the Bull

Tau
Star chart

the Bull

J2000
Taurus
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Taurus: stars, constellation pattern, coordinate grid and boundaryTaurus: stars, constellation pattern, coordinate grid and boundary

Fixed J2000 coordinates

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How to read this chart

Dots mark stars, and their sizes indicate brightness. Stars appear dark on light charts and light on dark charts. Green lines show a constellation pattern. The surrounding grid gives right ascension and declination.

Chart symbols: galaxy, open cluster, globular cluster, planetary nebula, bright nebula, star and variable star

This is a fixed reference map, rather than a view of tonight’s sky.

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Boundary coordinates

The boundary marks a sky region; it is separate from the green star pattern. These files preserve ordered coordinate points in the J2000 reference system.

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Right ascension uses hours, minutes and seconds. Declination is in degrees. Convert right ascension to degrees with 15 × (hours + minutes/60 + seconds/3600).

RA (h m s) | Dec (degrees) | Abbreviation
03 23 20.8039 | -1.3029516 | TAU
03 23 24.7161 | 0.4469725 | TAU
03 23 47.1387 | 10.3632069 | TAU
03 24 08.9363 | 19.4461136 | TAU
03 29 09.7494 | 19.4343338 | TAU

The 0h / 24h meridian is continuous. A coordinate jump there should not be treated as a straight line across a flat map.