Zeta Tauri

ζ Tauri (Zeta Tauri, ζ Tau ) is a Be star in the constellation Taurus. He has a mean apparent brightness of 3.0 mag and is about 400 light years away. ζ Tauri is a spectroscopic binary with an orbital period of 133 days.

In the ancient Chinese astronomy its own name天 关, Tien Kuan (also Tien Kwan, " Heavenly mountain pass "). Another proper name is Alheka ( arab probably. For " white spot ").

As ekliptiknaher star can be covered planet ζ Tauri by the Moon and (very rare).

• Individual Star third size
• Taurus ( constellation )
• Binary star