Cluster • Taurus

Name
Taurus Auriga Molecular Clouds
Alternate Names
Tau
TA
Taurus Dark Cloud
Taurus Molecular Complex
TMC
Tau-Aur
Children
L 1551
L 1544
L 1495

Cluster Data

Parameter
Value
Error
Unit
Reference
dist_mean
120.0
10.0
plx_mean
7.07
0.14
rv_mean
16.0
3.0
pm_ra_mean
7.55
0.16
pm_ra_disp
4.9
 
pm_dec_mean
-17.44
0.16
pm_dec_disp
6.37
 

Non Fiducial Data

dist_mean (pc)
Value Error Ref.
135.0 10.0 racine1968
142.5 elias1978_tau
141.2 0.9 torres2009
147.6 0.6 loinard2007
136.2 3.7 boden2007
132.8 2.3 torres2012
140.0 10.0 kenyon1994
148.4 5.5 lestrade1999
135.0 20.0 schlafly2014
120.0 10.0 gagne2018
141.5 2.8 loinard2005
plx_mean (mas)
Value Error Ref.
7.07 0.14 loinard2005
rv_mean (km/s)
Value Error Ref.
16.0 3.0 gagne2018
pm_ra_mean (mas/yr)
Value Error Ref.
7.55 0.16 best2017
6.0 kraus2017
pm_ra_disp (mas/yr)
Value Error Ref.
4.9 best2017
pm_dec_mean (mas/yr)
Value Error Ref.
-17.44 0.16 best2017
-20.0 kraus2017
pm_dec_disp (mas/yr)
Value Error Ref.
6.37 best2017
cl_notes ([char])
Value Error Ref.
HP Tau G2 torres2009
T Tau Sb loinard2007
based on V773 Tau boden2007
V773 torres2012
superseded by loinard2007 value loinard2005