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Zeta Tauri (ζ Tau ζ Tauri) is a binary star in the zodiac constellation Taurus the Bull. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.0 which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Parallax measurements place it at a distance of roughly 440 light-years from the Earth.In Chinese astronomy Zeta Tauri is called 天關 Pinyin: Tiānguān meaning Celestial Gate an asterism within the Net (畢宿 Bì Xiù) mansion (see also: Chinese constellation).
