TAURUS
(the bull)
Found in the northern sky between Perseus and Orion, Taurus is an interesting looking constellation with two naked eye star clusters. Hyades is a V-shaped open cluster lying at about 130 light years. The Pleiades (Seven Sisters) is a group of about seven closely packed stars visible to the eye. Aldebaran is the brightest star in Taurus.
(Please note that not all of the objects listed below have been photographed or sketched. Please click on the blue ones for a link...)
| NGC/IC | Bayer | M | Other | TYPE | RA | DEC | MAG | M2 | Size/Sep/Period | DESCRIPTION |
| 1456 | - | 03h 48.2' | +22° 34' | D* 10-12, comp nebulous | ||||||
| 1551 | - | 04h 19.6' | +01° 25' | F, vS, R, probably = 15 | ||||||
| 1674 | - | 04h 52.4' | +23° 54' | 1st of 2 F neb in same | ||||||
| 1675 | - | 04h 52.4' | +23° 54' | 2nd of 2 F neb in same | ||||||
| 1802 | - | 05h 10.2' | +24° 06' | Cl, st c sc | ||||||
| 1896 | - | 05h 25.4' | +20° 10' | Cl, vL, Ri, vlC, st 9.. | ||||||
| 1996 | - | 05h 38.2' | +25° 49' | Cl, L, lC, lRi | ||||||
| 2026 | - | 05h 43.1' | +20° 07' | Cl, lRi, lC, st pL | ||||||
| 1988 | * | 05h 37.5' | +21° 14' | !!!, variable (?) | ||||||
| 1312 | D* | 03h 23.7' | +01° 11' | F | ||||||
| 75999 | 7 | DS | 03h 34.4m | +24º 28' | 6.6 | 6.7 | 0.7 | |||
| 76591 | 62 | DS | 04h 24.0m | +24º 18' | 6.2 | 8.6 | 28.9 | |||
| 77201 | 118 | DS | 05h 29.3m | +25º 09' | 5.8 | 6.6 | 4.8 | Color | ||
| 76573 | Chi | DS | 04h 22.6m | +25º 38' | 5.5 | 7.6 | 19.4 | |||
| 76256 | OS 65 | DS | 03h 50.3m | +25º 35' | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.2 | |||
| 93896* | OS 82 | DS | 04h 22.7m | +15º 03' | 7.3 | 8.5 | 1.4 | Color | ||
| 76558 | Phi | DS | 04h 20.4m | +27º 21' | 5.0 | 8.4 | 52.1 | |||
| 75969* | S 401 | DS | 03h 31.3m | +27º 34' | 6.4 | 6.9 | 11.3 | Another pair in field | ||
| 76682 | S 572 | DS | 04h 38.5m | +26º 56' | 7.3 | 7.3 | 4.0 | Equal | ||
| 93957 | Theta | DS | 04h 28.7m | +15º 52' | 3.4 | 3.8 | 337.4 | Beautiful wide pair | ||
| I 322 | Gx | 03h 25.9' | +03° 40' | 15.0 | vF, pL, vlbM, diffic | |||||
| I1918 | Gx | 03h 26.2' | +04° 32' | 15.0 | F, S, glbM, dif | |||||
| I1931 | Gx | 03h 28.8' | +01° 43' | 14.0 | 0.8 | vF, dif | ||||
| 1349 | Gx | 03h 31.4' | +04° 22' | 15.0 | eeF, S, R, bet 2 st | |||||
| I 329 | Gx | 03h 32.1' | +00° 16' | 15.0 | F, vS, R, lbM | |||||
| I 330 | Gx | 03h 32.2' | +00° 21' | 15.0 | 1 | F, vS, R, lbM | ||||
| I 331 | Gx | 03h 32.4' | +00° 17' | 15.0 | *13 in neb | |||||
| I 332 | Gx | 03h 32.7' | +01° 23' | 15.0 | F, vS, R, sbM | |||||
| I1956 | Gx | 03h 35.6' | +05° 05' | 16.0 | 1.4 | F, S, E 200deg , 2 vF N | ||||
| I 338 | Gx | 03h 37.6' | +03° 08' | 15.0 | vF, S, dif, vF* close | |||||
| I1967 | Gx | 03h 37.7' | +03° 17' | 14.0 | 0.8 | vF, S, R, *13 nr | ||||
| 1384 | Gx | 03h 39.2' | +15° 50' | 15.0 | neb *13 | |||||
| I1977 | Gx | 03h 40.8' | +17° 45' | 15.0 | 1.7 | F, S, R, dif, *13.5 nr | ||||
| 1409 | Gx | 03h 41.2' | -01° 17' | 15.0 | 1.3 | eF, stellar or lE | ||||
| 1410 | Gx | 03h 41.2' | -01° 17' | makes Dneb with 1409, p | ||||||
| 1431 | Gx | 03h 44.6' | +02° 51' | 15.0 | eF, pL, iR | |||||
| 1462 | Gx | 03h 50.3' | +06° 59' | 15.0 | vF, S, vlE | |||||
| I1998 | Gx | 03h 51.5' | +01° 11' | 16.0 | F, S, R, bMN | |||||
| I2002 | Gx | 03h 54.4' | +10° 43' | 15.0 | 1.4 | F, E ns, dif, *14 n | ||||
| 1488 | Gx | 03h 58.1' | +18° 34' | 15.0 | *12 inv in neb | |||||
| I2016 | Gx | 04h 01.9' | +20° 13' | 16.0 | eF, vS, *15 s 30" | |||||
| I2019 | Gx | 04h 02.0' | +05° 38' | 15.0 | 1.1 | F, S, R, stell, r | ||||
| 1497 | Gx | 04h 02.1' | +23° 08' | 14.0 | eF, vS, iR, mbM | |||||
| I 358 | Gx | 04h 03.7' | +19° 53' | 15.0 | 1.4 | vS, dif, lbM | ||||
| I 357 | Gx | 04h 03.8' | +22° 09' | 14.0 | 1.3 | F, S, R, N = 13.5 | ||||
| 1508 | Gx | 04h 05.8' | +25° 24' | 15.0 | vF, vS, R, bM, r | |||||
| 1517 | Gx | 04h 09.3' | +08° 39' | 14.0 | vF, vS, R, r, *9-10 sf | |||||
| 1541 | Gx | 04h 17.0' | +00° 50' | 15.0 | vF, S | |||||
| 1542 | Gx | 04h 17.2' | +04° 48' | 15.0 | vF, S, E | |||||
| 1539 | Gx | 04h 19.0' | +26° 51' | 15.0 | vF, vS, gbM | |||||
| I 364 | Gx | 04h 19.1' | +03° 10' | 15.0 | vF, vS, R, sbM | |||||
| I 365 | Gx | 04h 19.2' | +03° 20' | 14.0 | 0.6 | pB, S, iF, sbM | ||||
| 1550 | Gx | 04h 19.6' | +02° 26' | 14.0 | vF, S, R, *13 nr | |||||
| I2057 | Gx | 04h 21.9' | +04° 03' | 15.0 | pB, pS, R, gbM, r | |||||
| 1587 | Gx | 04h 30.7' | +00° 40' | 13.0 | 2 | F, pS, R, r, p of Dneb | ||||
| 1588 | Gx | 04h 30.8' | +00° 39' | 14.0 | 1.8 | F, vS, R, r, f of Dneb | ||||
| 1589 | Gx | 04h 30.8' | +00° 51' | 14.0 | 3.1 | F, pL, lE 132deg , * 42 | ||||
| 1590 | Gx | 04h 31.2' | +07° 37' | 15.0 | 1.3 | F, S, *12 nf | ||||
| 1593 | Gx | 04h 31.9' | +00° 34' | vF; = 1608 | ||||||
| 1608 | Gx | 04h 31.9' | +00° 35' | 15.0 | pF, cS, *12 2' n; = IC | |||||
| I 374 | Gx | 04h 32.5' | +16° 38' | 16.0 | F, S, R, mbM | |||||
| 1615 | Gx | 04h 36.0' | +19° 57' | 15.0 | 1.6 | vF, vS, R, lbM, vS* inv | ||||
| 1633 | Gx | 04h 40.0' | +07° 21' | 14.0 | eF, S, R, *8 sp, p of D | |||||
| 1634 | Gx | 04h 40.0' | +07° 20' | 15.0 | eF, vS, f of Dneb | |||||
| 1642 | Gx | 04h 42.9' | +00° 37' | 14.0 | 2 | F, R, cometary, triangl | ||||
| 1432 | Nb | 03h 45.8' | +24° 22' | 30 | eF, vL, dif (Maia, in | |||||
| 1435 | Nb | 03h 46.1' | +23° 47' | 30 | vF, vL, dif (Merope) | |||||
| I 349 | Nb | 03h 46.3' | +23° 56' | eF, vS, pos 165deg , di | ||||||
| I 353 | Nb | 03h 55.0' | +25° 29' | 180 | vF, eeL, v dif | |||||
| I 360 | Nb | 04h 13.0' | +25° 38' | 180 | vF, eeL, v dif | |||||
| I 359 | Nb | 04h 19.0' | +28° 12' | 15 | eeF, pL, R | |||||
| 1554 | Nb | 04h 21.8' | +19° 32' | !!! var, S, R, Nn = *13 | ||||||
| 1555 | Nb | 04h 22.9' | +19° 32' | !!! vF, S, variable | ||||||
| I2087 | Nb | 04h 40.0' | +25° 44' | 4 | eeF, in hole of eL neby | |||||
| 1952 | 1 | Crab Neb | Nb | 05h 34.5' | +22° 01' | 8.0 | 6 | vB, vL, E 135deg +/- , | ||
| I2074 | OC | 04h 31.3' | +07° 42' | vF, S, st inv; S Cl? | ||||||
| 1647 | OC | 04h 46.0' | +19° 04' | 6.0 | 45 | Cl, vL, st L, sc | ||||
| 1746 | OC | 05h 03.6' | +23° 49' | 6.0 | 42 | Cl, P | ||||
| 1750 | OC | 05h 03.9' | +23° 39' | Cl, st L, vc sc | ||||||
| 1758 | OC | 05h 04.4' | +23° 46' | Cl, pC, st L and S | ||||||
| 1807 | OC | 05h 10.7' | +16° 32' | 7.0 | 17 | Cl, pRi, st L & S | ||||
| 1817 | OC | 05h 12.1' | +16° 42' | 7.0 | 16 | Cl, L, Ri, lC, st 11... | ||||
| 1514 | Pl | 04h 09.2' | +30° 47' | 10.0 | 1.9 | *9 in neb 3' diam | ||||
| I1930 | 03h 28.8' | +04° 24' | F, S, R, gbM, *8 p 3s , | |||||||
| I1941 | 03h 32.2' | +24° 26' | vF, S, vmE 0deg (prob | |||||||
| I 336 | 03h 38.2' | +23° 28' | vF, eeL, v dif | |||||||
| I 341 | 03h 41.2' | +21° 57' | vF, eeL, v dif | |||||||
| I1990 | 03h 47.5' | +24° 37' | vL, mE pf, 15' l | |||||||
| I1995 | 03h 50.3' | +25° 35' | *6 in eF, eeL neb | |||||||
| I 354 | 03h 53.3' | +23° 25' | vF, eeL, v dif | |||||||
| I 355 | 03h 53.8' | +20° 00' | vF, S, R, dif | |||||||
| I 363 | 04h 18.9' | +03° 03' | eF, *9 nf 3' | |||||||
| I 366 | 04h 19.6' | +02° 21' | eF, 3' sf of 1550 | |||||||
| I2061 | 04h 24.0' | +21° 05' | F, cS, R, susp | |||||||
| I2077 | 04h 32.1' | +00° 34' | F, vS, gbMN; = 1608 | |||||||
| I 383 | 04h 39.0' | +09° 54' | vF, S, dif, *11.5 f | |||||||
| I2088 | 04h 43.7' | +27° 16' | eeL, 3deg long | |||||||
| 1655 | 04h 46.2' | +20° 56' | hazy * | |||||||
| 2045 | 05h 45.0' | +12° 53' | *8-9 with F neb | |||||||
| I2144 | 05h 50.2' | +23° 52' | pF, eS, *12 nnp 2', *12 |