Taurus Molecular Cloud

dark cloud
Thing dark_nebula Q932065
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Taurus Molecular Cloud

Summary

Taurus Molecular Cloud is a dark nebula[1]. It draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (dark_nebula category, ranking #4 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's video is recorded as APEX Turns its Eye to Dark Clouds in Taurus (zoom).ogv[3].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's image is recorded as Herschel’s view of the Taurus molecular cloud ESA384012.jpg[4].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's instance of is recorded as dark nebula[5].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's instance of is recorded as star-forming region[6].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's constellation is recorded as Taurus[7].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's spectral class is recorded as M4V[8].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's Commons category is recorded as Taurus Molecular Cloud[9].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's parent astronomical body is recorded as Gould Belt[10].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's child astronomical body is recorded as AB Aurigae[11].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's child astronomical body is recorded as RY Tauri[12].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09v2pg2[13].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.7'}[14].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180892', 'amount': '+0.0165'}[15].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q48440', 'amount': '+0.84'}[16].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01'}[17].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+128.1'}[18].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NAME Taurus Complex[19].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+70.250'}[20].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.867'}[21].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[22].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's effective temperature is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+3100'}[23].
  • Taurus Molecular Cloud's age estimated by a dating method is recorded as {'unit': 'Q524410', 'amount': '+0.0025'}[24].

Why It Matters

Taurus Molecular Cloud draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (dark_nebula category, ranking #4 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Zodiacal exoplanets in time (ZEIT) XII: a directly imaged planetary-mass companion to a young Taurus M dwarf star. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Zodiacal exoplanets in time (ZEIT) XII: a directly imaged planetary-mass companion to a young Taurus M dwarf star. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Zodiacal exoplanets in time (ZEIT) XII: a directly imaged planetary-mass companion to a young Taurus M dwarf star. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Zodiacal exoplanets in time (ZEIT) XII: a directly imaged planetary-mass companion to a young Taurus M dwarf star. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Zodiacal exoplanets in time (ZEIT) XII: a directly imaged planetary-mass companion to a young Taurus M dwarf star. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Zodiacal exoplanets in time (ZEIT) XII: a directly imaged planetary-mass companion to a young Taurus M dwarf star. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Taurus Molecular Cloud. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/taurus-molecular-cloud
MLA “Taurus Molecular Cloud.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/taurus-molecular-cloud.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_taurus-molecular-cloud_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Taurus Molecular Cloud}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/taurus-molecular-cloud}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Taurus Molecular Cloud — https://4ort.xyz/entity/taurus-molecular-cloud (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/taurus-molecular-cloud · Last refreshed: