Aldebaran

[ al-deb-er-uhn ]

noun

1. a first-magnitude star, orange in color, in the constellation Taurus.

Aldebaran

/ ælˈdɛbərən /

noun

1. a binary star, one component of which is a red giant, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus. It appears in the sky close to the star cluster Hyades. Visual magnitude: 0.85; spectral type: K5III; distance: 65 light years

Aldebaran

/ ăl-dĕb′ər-ən /

1. A red giant star in the constellation Taurus. Aldebaran is the thirteenth brightest star in the sky, with an apparent magnitude of 0.85. Scientific name: Alpha Tauri.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aldebaran¹

< Arabic al the + dabarān follower (of the Pleiades)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aldebaran¹

C14: via Medieval Latin from Arabic al-dabarān the follower (of the Pleiades)

Example Sentences

To find Taurus, look for the constellation Orion and then peer to the north-east to find the red star Aldebaran, the star in the bull's eye.

From BBC

On July 30, the crescent moon will float among shining Jupiter, red Mars, the bright star Aldebaran and the pretty Pleiades star cluster before sunrise.

From Seattle Times

The most brilliant in this sample is Aldebaran, a star 66 light-years from Earth that marks the eye of the bull Taurus.

From Scientific American

Nothing typifies this more than my favorite Enya track, the beguiling “Aldebaran.”

From New York Times

The far-right Hyades cluster sits next to Aldebaran, or Alpha Tauri, a star 44 times larger than the sun.

From Scientific American