The Bayer designation Delta Tauri (δ Tau, δ Tauri) is shared by three star systems in the constellation Taurus. They are all members of the Hyades star cluster.
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Because they are close to the ecliptic, these stars can be occulted by the Moon and, very rarely, by planets.[1]
References
edit- ^ Trunkovskij, E. M. (October 1987), "Stellar angular dimensions obtained by the lunar occultation technique", Pis'ma Astron. Zu., 13: 900–906, Bibcode:1987PAZh...13..900T.