Facts about Taurus Constellation
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Beta Tauri, a giant blue star in Taurus Constellation, rotates so rapidly that its equatorial speed reaches 100 kilometers per second, causing it to bulge at the middle.
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Zeta Tauri, a binary star system in Taurus Constellation, orbits its companion star with a period of 133 days and lies approximately 490 light-years from Earth.
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El Nath, the second brightest star in Taurus Constellation at magnitude 1.65, marks the northern horn of the celestial bull and also belongs to the constellation Auriga.
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Taurus Constellation contains the Hyades star cluster, a V-shaped asterism of about 130 stars located approximately 153 light-years from Earth.
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Approximately 370 stars comprise Taurus Constellation, with the Pleiades star cluster containing seven bright sisters visible to the naked eye from Earth.
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In 1054 CE, Chinese astronomers recorded a supernova explosion in Taurus Constellation that created the Crab Nebula, visible in daylight for 23 days.
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The brightest star in Taurus Constellation, Aldebaran, is approximately 65 light-years from Earth and shines 425 times brighter than our Sun.