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Aldebaran
warm orange · Taurus · α Tau
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About this star
Aldebaran is a warm orange star in the constellation Taurus, 65 ly from Earth. The light leaving it tonight began travelling 65 years ago — bright enough to find with your own eyes on a clear night.
- Designation
- α Tau · HIP 21421
- Spectral type
- K5 III · warm orange
- Right ascension
- 04h 35m 55s
- Declination
- +16° 30′ 33″
- Magnitude
- 0.85 naked-eye
- Distance
- 65 ly
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.