Fixed star: HYADUM (See also Prima Hyadum | |
Constellation: Delta (δ) Taurus | |
Longitude 1900: 05GEM28 | Longitude 2000: 06GEM52 |
Declination 1900: +17.18′ | Declination 2000: +17.32′ |
Right ascension: 04h 22m | Latitude: -03.58′ |
Spectral class: G8 | Magnitude: 3.9 |
The history of the star: Hyadum
from p.391 of Star Names, Richard Hinckley Allen, 1889.
Delta (δ) Taurus, 4.2, Hyadum is a star on the face of the Bull, one the Hyades group; the six stars (excluding Aldebaran) situated on the face of the Bull.
See Prima Hyadum for the history and astrological interpretations.