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Aldebaran

Aldebaran (Arabic: الدَّبَرَان, lit. 'The Follower') is a red giant star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. It has the Bayer designation α Tauri, which is Latinized to Alpha Tauri and abbreviated Alpha Tau or α Tau. Aldebaran varies in brightness from an apparent visual magnitude of 0.75 down to 0.95, making it the brightest star in the…

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Apparent magnitude (J)
−2.095
Apparent magnitude (V)
0.75–0.95 · 13.21
B−V color index
+1.44
Constellation
Taurus
Declination
+16° 30′ 33.4885″ · +16° 30′ 21.3433″
Evolutionary stage
Red giant branch · Main sequence

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Aldebaran

Nodes222
Edges221
Triples194
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009009
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Aldebaran

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related to Names in other languages · 44
Aldebaran → Alfonsine Tables, Another Latin, April, Arabic, Aside, Asikni, Bode's, Bì Xiù, Chandra, Chinese, Consequently, Cor Tauri, Dabarān, Daksha, English, Fanīq, Fifth Star, Flamsteed, Hyades, In Biblical Hebrew
related to Mythology · 19
Aldebaran → Aldebaran's, Australian Aboriginal, Azoj Yeen, Caap, Clarence River, For, Hant Caalajc Ipápjö, It, Karambal, Mexican, Mexico, New South Wales, October, Persian, Pleiades, Queeto, Seris, The, This
related to history · 16
Aldebaran → Arcturus, Athens, Based, Between, Burnham, Due, Edmund Halley, English, Follow-on, Herschel's, However, March AD, On, Sirius, This, William Herschel
related to Planets · 16
Aldebaran → An, Arcturus, Artie, AU, Based, Draconis, Earth-like, Gamma Draconis, Gm, Hatzes, However, In, Jupiter, Pollux, The, This
related to Nomenclature · 14
Aldebaran → Alpha Tauri, Arabic, Bayer, Dabarān, Group, In, International Astronomical Union Working, Johann Bayer, Pleiades, Star Names, Tauri, Taurus, The, WGSN
related to Physical characteristics · 11
Aldebaran → Aldebaran's, CNO, Earth's, III, It, Its, K5, RGB, Sun's, The, This
related to Companion · 9
Aldebaran → Alpha Tauri, As, At, Gaia, It, M2, Measurements, Sun, The
related to External links · 9
Aldebaran → Archived, Daytime, Moon, Moscow, November, Retrieved, Russia, SolStation, YouTube
related to Observation · 9
Aldebaran → December, Earth, Following, Hyades, It, November, Orion's, Sirius, The
related to Visual companions · 7
Aldebaran → Alpha Tauri CD, As, Four, Hyades, Latin, Some, These

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AldebaranApparent magnitude (J)−2.0951.00infobox
AldebaranApparent magnitude (V)0.75–0.951.00infobox
AldebaranApparent magnitude (V)13.211.00infobox
AldebaranB−V color index+1.441.00infobox
AldebaranConstellationTaurus1.00infobox
AldebaranDeclination+16° 30′ 33.4885″1.00infobox
AldebaranDeclination+16° 30′ 21.3433″1.00infobox
AldebaranEvolutionary stageRed giant branch1.00infobox
AldebaranEvolutionary stageMain sequence1.00infobox
AldebaranPronunciation/ælˈdɛbərən/ ⓘ1.00infobox
AldebaranRight ascension04h 35m 55.23907s1.00infobox
AldebaranRight ascension04h 35m 57.24674s1.00infobox
AldebaranSpectral typeK5+ III1.00infobox
AldebaranSpectral typeM2.51.00infobox
AldebaranU−B color index+1.921.00infobox
AldebaranVariable typeLB1.00infobox
Aldebaranis ared giant with a radius about 45 times that of the Sun's0.90text
Aldebaranis aslightly variable star0.90text
Aldebaranis aextended molecular outer atmosphere0.90text

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