- Carbon & Red Stars (Tau) -

On this page I will present some carbon and red stars, which are particularly apparent due to their color.

And (9) Cep (9) Del (2) Leo (1) Psc (2) Vir (3)
Aql (5) CMa (1) Dra (3) Lep (2) Sct (1) Vul (7)
Aur (13) CMi (2) Eri (1) Lyr (4) Ser (1)
Boo (2) Cnc (2) Gem (18) Oph (1) Sgr (2)
Cam (4) CrB (2) Her (3) Ori (5) Tau (10)
Cap (2) CVn (6) Hya (2) Peg (5) UMa (6)
Cas (15) Cyg (23) Lac (5) Per (16) UMi (1)

119 Tau (*)

Name: 119 Tau, CE Tau
Type: *, V*
Constellation: Tau
Coordinates: 05h32m12.75s / +18°35'39.24"
Brightness: 4m.2 - 4m.5 (165d)
Robert Zebahl
80mm f/6.25, 25x
2014-02-12: Bright, orange colored. Evident.
ORANGE COLORED

BU Tau (*)

Name: BU Tau, 28 Tau
Type: *, V*
Constellation: Tau
Coordinates: 03h49m11.22s / +24°08'12.16"
Brightness: 4m.8 - 5m.4 (12630d)
René Merting
B 10x32, SQM-L 20.9
11.03.2023: mehr als 6 mag hell und schön farbig, gelborange

ORANGE COLORED
76mm f/7.5, 29x, SQM-L 20.9
11.03.2023: wunderschön orange, glasig, fast durchsichtig … ich kann es nicht besser umschreiben
ORANGE COLORED

CP Tau (C*)

Name: CP Tau
Type: *, V*, C*
Constellation: Tau
Coordinates: 05h45m26.53s / +15°30'45.31"
Brightness: p11m.8 - 13m.7
Robert Zebahl
8" f/6, 37x, NELM 5m.0
2014-02-17: Moderately bright, deep orange. Fairly evident.
ORANGE COLORED

HD 26748 (*)

Name: HD26748, TYC679-514-1
Type: *
Constellation: Tau
Coordinates: 04h14m19.59s / +14°32'54.90"
Brightness: 7m.6
Robert Zebahl
80mm f/6.25, 25x
2014-02-12: Obviously orange colored. At 62x slightly more colorful. Somewhat evident.
ORANGE COLORED

HD 27482 (*)

Name: HD27482, TYC1824-979-1
Type: *
Constellation: Tau
Coordinates: 04h21m15.26s / +27°21'00.88"
Brightness: 7m.3
Robert Zebahl
80mm f/6.25, 25x
2014-02-12: Slightly orange colored, fairly bright.
ORANGE COLORED

HD 29496 (C*)

Name: HD29496, TYC1266-1269-1
Type: *, C*
Constellation: Tau
Coordinates: 04h39m20.26s / +16°45'14.81"
Brightness: 8m.4
Robert Zebahl
80mm f/6.25, 25x
2014-02-12: At 25x barely visible with direct vision. Color not clearly perceptible, maybe slight orange. At 62x not better.

phi Tau (*)

Name: phi Tau, 52 Tau
Type: *
Constellation: Tau
Coordinates: 04h20m21.22s / +27°21'02.70"
Brightness: 5m.0
Robert Zebahl
80mm f/6.25, 25x
2014-02-12: Bright, slightly orange.
ORANGE COLORED

TT Tau (C*)

Name: TT Tau
Type: *, V*, C*
Constellation: Tau
Coordinates: 04h51m31.26s / +28°31'36.85"
Brightness: p10m.2 - 12m.2 (166.5d)
Robert Zebahl
4.5" f/8, 28x, Bortle 6
2013-12-29: Relatively bright, deep orange to slightly red. Very evident.
ORANGE COLORED

TU Tau (C*)

Name: TU Tau
Type: *, V*, C*
Constellation: Tau
Coordinates: 05h45m13.73s / +24°25'12.45"
Brightness: 7m.7 - 8m.8 (200.2d)
Robert Zebahl
4.5" f/8, 75x, Bortle 6
2013-12-29: At 28x deep orange to slightly red. At 75x obviously red to purple colored. Worthwhile!

RED COLORED
70mm f/5.7, 44x
2020-01-28: At 22x moderately bright, slightly orange, not too conspicuous. At 44x TU Tau appeared light red. I estimated the brightness to 8m4.
RED COLORED

Y Tau (C*)

Name: Y Tau
Type: *, V*, C*
Constellation: Tau
Coordinates: 05h45m39.41s / +20°41'42.15"
Brightness: 6m.4 - 7m.3 (245d)
Robert Zebahl
4.5" f/8, 28x, Bortle 6
2013-12-29: Very evident due to its intense color. Deep orange to slightly red colored.
ORANGE COLORED