Star in Taurus

Ain

ε Tau HR 1409 HIP 20889

From an abbreviation of the sci-A name ain al-thaur "the Bull's Eye," for a Tau. Applied to ε Tau in recent times (Ptolemy had α Tau the southern eye, and ε Tau on the northern eye).

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 1409

HIP

20889

Bayer ID

ε Tau

IAU adoption

2015/12/15

Name origin

From an abbreviation of the sci-A name ain al-thaur "the Bull's Eye," for a Tau. Applied to ε Tau in recent times (Ptolemy had α Tau the southern eye, and ε Tau on the northern eye).

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