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| Aldebaran |
an orange binary star in the constellation Taurus, having a combined magnitude of 0.9. |
| Aries |
an autumn zodiacal constellation located between Pisces and Taurus; Ram. [1/3 definitions] |
| bull1 |
(cap.) the constellation or astrological sign of Taurus. [1/9 definitions] |
| Crab nebula |
a nebula in the constellation Taurus that contains a pulsar. |
| Gemini |
a spring zodiacal constellation located between Taurus and Cancer and containing two bright stars, Castor and Pollux; Twins. [1/3 definitions] |
| Hyades |
a cluster of more than two hundred stars in the constellation Taurus. [1/2 definitions] |
| Orion |
a large winter constellation in the northern sky, located between Taurus and Canis Major and containing a red variable supergiant, Betelgeuse, a blue-white supergiant, Rigel, and two nebulae. [1/2 definitions] |
| Pleiades |
an open cluster of several hundred stars in the constellation Taurus, six of which are visible with the unaided eye. [1/2 definitions] |
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