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Taurus
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zodiac constellation straddling the celestial equator
Taurus is a constellation of stars located along the celestial equator in the night sky. It is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac, which has historical significance in astronomy and astrology as a reference point for tracking celestial objects and seasonal changes.
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Vinony's link graph records 614 inbound references to Taurus, and connects out to former constellation, Taurids and Musca Borealis.
It sits within the topics Bulls, Cattle in culture and Constellations listed by Ptolemy.
Vinony links it to 104 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- zodiacal constellation
- Named after
- bull
- Official name
- Taurus
- Area
- 797
- Shares border with
- Eridanus
- Image
- TaurusCC.jpg
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- Taurus (constellation)
- topic has template
- Template:Stars of Taurus
- notation
- ♉
- Commons category
- Taurus (constellation)
- topic's main category
- Category:Taurus (constellation)
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- short name
- Tau
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- different from
- torus
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