Aldebaran AB

Star type
g A: K5 III
g B: M2 V

Distance from Earth
g 65.12 ly

Star Service No.
g NA

Age
g A: NA
g B: NA

Diameter/Mass/Temp (xSol)
g A: 370%; 250%; NA
g B: NA; 15%; NA

Brightness (xSol)
g A: 156%-171%
g B: 0.14%

Metallicity
g A: NA
g B: NA

Comparison to Sol
g A: NA
g B: NA

Picture of star
g A: NA
g B: NA

Star system features
g Stars A and B separated by about 607 AU

Known planets
g A: NA
g B: NA

Habitable zones
g A: NA
g B: NA

Orbital map
g A: NA
g B: NA

View from stars
g NA

Nearby stars
(Star systems with 10 light years)
g NA

Map locating star system
g NA

Location in Earth sky
g In constellation Taurus

Other names
g A: Aldebaran; Alpha Tauri A; 87 Alpha Tauri; Alp Tau; HR 1457; HIP 21421; HD 29139; Wo 9159 A; Gl 171.1 A
g B: Alpha Tauri B; Wo 9159 B; Gl 171.1 B

Sci-fi mentions
g Aldebaran III is home to the Wheelers alien race in E.E. Smith’s “Galactic Patrol” short story.
g In Nazi UFO mythology, the Vril Society constructed a craft said to be a “time machine”, the design based on channeled information from a supposed planet orbiting the star Aldebaran.
g Humans travel through Trans-Aldebaran space in Alastair Reynold’s novella “Galactic North.”

g B: NA

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