Visible at latitudes between +90° and −65°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of January.
Abbreviation: Tau
English Name: the Bull
Right ascension: 4.9h
Declination: 19°
Area: 797 sq. deg.
Main stars: 19
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 132
Stars with planets: 9 candidates
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 4
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 1
Brightest star: Aldebaran (α Tau) (0.85m)
Messier objects: 2
Meteor showers: Taurids, Beta Taurids
Bordering constellations
Auriga
Perseus
Aries
Cetus
Eridanus
Orion
Gemini