✨ Taurus

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Taurus is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning bull; stars within it are named in the genitive form Tauri.

Facts about Taurus

Deep-sky objects in Taurus

• M1 — Crab Nebula (Supernova remnant, mag 8.4)
• M45 — Pleiades (Open cluster, mag 1.6)

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.