Tau Tauri

GPTKB entity

Statements (112)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:automobile
gptkbp:age 1 billion years
approximately 500 million years
about 625 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 3.4
4.0
4.25
gptkbp:area approximately 12 times that of the Sun
about 12 solar radii
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 4,800 K
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Tau_Tauri_B
none known
gptkbp:coordinates (TBD)
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkb:physicist
gptkb:theorem
gptkb:battle
the northern hemisphere
gptkbp:distance approximately 130 light years
about 40 parsecs
gptkbp:exhibition Hipparcos catalog
gptkbp:has_color 1.1
+1.06
+1.2
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 70 times that of the Sun
approximately 50 times that of the Sun
about 60 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:K0_III
gptkbp:has_team 0.1 arcseconds/year
-0.01 arcseconds/year
-0.01 arcsec/yr
-0.02 arcsec/yr
-0.02 arcseconds/year
gptkbp:has_title also known as Epsilon Tauri
gptkbp:has_variants non-variable
gptkbp:historical_significance notable in ancient astronomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tau Tauri
gptkbp:includes astronomical databases
astronomical catalogs
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:star
gptkbp:is_approximately 130 light years away from Earth
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:the_Hyades_star_cluster
the ecliptic plane
the Taurus constellation
Taurus constellation stars
Taurus mythology
gptkbp:is_involved_in stellar evolution
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Aldebaran
a single star
its brightness
its role in navigation
its historical significance in astronomy
its position in the sky
being a binary star system
no known planets
gptkbp:is_located_near 130 light years from Earth
gptkbp:is_noted_for its color
gptkbp:is_observed_in telescopes
optical wavelengths
amateur astronomy
infrared wavelengths
professional astronomy
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Taurus_constellation
gptkb:Hertzsprung–_Russell_diagram
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkb:star
gptkb:organization
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkb:the_Hyades_cluster
the celestial equator
star formation regions
the celestial sphere
star clusters
constellation Taurus
the night sky
the zodiac constellations
the celestial coordinate system
star catalogues
the local stellar neighborhood
stellar catalogs
the galactic structure
the stellar classification system
Taurus constellation family
Taurus constellation group
open cluster Hyades
the stellar population of the Milky Way
constellation stars
gptkbp:is_recognized_by Bayer designation Tau Tauri
gptkbp:is_referenced_in astronomical literature
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
stellar dynamics
stellar evolution
stellar astrophysics
its physical properties
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:is_used_in stellar classification
gptkbp:language Tau Tauri (Latin)
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Taurus_constellation
Declination +16° 57' 00"
Right Ascension 4h 24m 57s
gptkbp:marketed_as gptkb:Epsilon_Tauri
Tau
gptkbp:mass about 2.5 solar masses
approximately 3 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:named_after the bull in mythology
gptkbp:navigation_system gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:notable_for its position in the sky
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:star
gptkbp:speed -20 km/s
gptkbp:type_of K-type giant star