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119 Tauri is a star in the constellation Taurus. It is one of the largest stars known having a diameter about 600 times that of the Sun. Because it is near the ecliptic CE Tau is periodically occulted by the moon and its angular diameter can be measured very accurately. It is also close enough that its distance can be determined accurately by parallax and so the actual diameter can be determined directly.119 Tauri is a M-type red supergiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.32.
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