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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Delta² Tauri
Flamsteed Number	64 Tauri
HR (BSC)	1380
HD	27819
Constellation	Taurus
Right Ascension	4h 24m 6s
Declination	+17° 26' 39"
Distance	151 light years 46 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.8 Absolute: +1.3
Spectral Class	A7V White Main Sequence Star
Optimum Visibility	December
Notes	The second of three stars that share the designation Delta Tauri, all belonging to the Hyades cluster in Taurus. Delta² Tauri lies some twenty light years closer to the Sun than Delta¹ (a star also known as Secunda Hyadum) and just two light years beyond Delta³.

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