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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Theta¹ Tauri
Flamsteed Number	77 Tauri
HR (BSC)	1411
HD	28307
Constellation	Taurus
Right Ascension	4h 28m 35s
Declination	+15° 57' 44"
Distance	154 light years 47 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.8 Absolute: +0.5
Spectral Class	G9IIIFe yellow giant
Optimum Visibility	December
Notes	An iron-rich yellow giant star within the Hyades cluster, Theta¹ Tauri is an evolved star that has passed through its hydrogen phase and is burning helium at its core. It lies close to the slightly brighter Theta² Tauri (Chamukuy) in the sky, and also in space: the two stars are probably no more than four light years apart.

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