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Taurus, one of the twelve constellations, covers an area of 797.25 square degrees, accounting for 1.933% of the whole day, ranking 17 among the 88 constellations in the whole day. In Taurus, there are 98 stars with brightness greater than 5.5, the brightest star is Bisuwu (Taurus α), and the apparent magnitude is 0.85. Every year165438+1on the evening of October 30th, the center of Taurus passes through the upper meridian.

The first asteroid ceres discovered by humans was discovered in Taurus by Italian astronomer Piazi on New Year's Eve of 180 1.

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Constellation myth

Taurus is the incarnation of Zeus. Legend has it that Zeus likes Gunnold's daughter Europa, who often plays on the beach in Sur. Zeus asked Hermes to herd cattle on a nearby mountain. Zeus turned into a cow, mixed with the herd, and took the opportunity to approach her.

Because this cow is white, its horns are shining, and Europa is deeply attracted by it. The white cow motioned for her to ride it. She doesn't know this trick. It took Europa across the ocean and swam to the deep water, forcing Europa to hold it, and finally revealed its true colors in Crete. Zeus was very satisfied with Europa, and she also gave birth to many sons for Zeus.

In order to commemorate this event, Zeus took Taurus as his avatar cow and named this continent-Europe after Europa. The star map only shows the upper body of the cow, and the lower body is in the water and can't be seen.

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