Taurus

Summary

Taurus is a constellation^[1]. Taurus ranks in the top 9% of constellation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,294 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Taurus's instance of is recorded as constellation^[3].
• Taurus's instance of is recorded as zodiacal constellation^[4].
• Taurus's shares border with is recorded as Auriga^[5].
• Taurus's shares border with is recorded as Perseus^[6].
• Taurus's shares border with is recorded as Aries^[7].
• Taurus's shares border with is recorded as Cetus^[8].
• Taurus's shares border with is recorded as Eridanus^[9].
• Taurus's shares border with is recorded as Orion^[10].
• Taurus's shares border with is recorded as Gemini^[11].
• bull is named after Taurus^[12].
• Taurus's Commons category is recorded as Taurus (constellation)^[13].
• Taurus comprises Aldebaran^[14].
• Taurus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Taurus (constellation)^[15].
• Taurus's notation is recorded as ♉^[16].
• Taurus's Commons gallery is recorded as Taurus (constellation)^[17].
• Taurus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[18].
• Taurus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Taurus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[20].
• Taurus's described by source is recorded as Taurus^[21].
• Taurus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Taurus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Taurus's described by source is recorded as Star Lore of All Ages^[24].
• Taurus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Taurus's topic has template is recorded as Template:Stars of Taurus^[26].
• Taurus's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Taurus'}^[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Taurus covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+797'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include constellation^[3] and zodiacal constellation^[4].

History and Context

bull is named after Taurus^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Taurus include Taurus Nunataks^[29], a nunatak^[30] and Taurus^[31], a Rashi^[32].

Why It Matters

Taurus ranks in the top 9% of constellation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,294 views/month).^[2] Taurus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Taurus is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Taurus include Taurus Nunataks^[29], a nunatak^[30] and Taurus^[31], a Rashi^[32].