119 Tauri facts for kids
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119 Tauri, also known as CE Tauri, is a very large star. It's so big that scientists call it a red supergiant star. You can find it in the night sky within the Taurus constellation, which looks like a bull.
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What is 119 Tauri?
119 Tauri is a type of star known as a red supergiant. These stars are among the biggest and brightest in the universe. They are much larger than our own Sun. Red supergiants are stars that are nearing the end of their lives. They have used up most of their fuel and have expanded greatly.
How Big is 119 Tauri?
This star is truly enormous! Its diameter is more than 590 times bigger than the Sun's diameter. To give you an idea, that's about 830 million kilometers across. Imagine a star so huge that it's almost the size of Jupiter's entire orbit around the Sun! If 119 Tauri were in our solar system, it would swallow up Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
Where Can You See 119 Tauri?
Even though it's incredibly far away, 119 Tauri is bright enough to be seen easily in the night sky. You can spot it in the Taurus constellation. This makes it a fascinating object for stargazers and young astronomers to look for.
Images for kids
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A light curve for CE Tauri, showing how its brightness changes over time, based on Hipparcos data.
See also
In Spanish: CE Tauri para niños
