Cluster • Taurus

Name: Taurus Auriga Molecular Clouds

Alternate Names: Tau; TA; Taurus Dark Cloud; Taurus Molecular Complex; TMC; Tau-Aur

Children: L 1551; L 1544; L 1495

Cluster Data

Parameter	Value	Error	Unit	Reference
dist_mean	120.0	10.0	pc	gagne2018
plx_mean	7.07	0.14	mas	loinard2005
rv_mean	16.0	3.0	km/s	gagne2018
pm_ra_mean	7.55	0.16	mas/yr	best2017
pm_ra_disp	4.9		mas/yr	best2017
pm_dec_mean	-17.44	0.16	mas/yr	best2017
pm_dec_disp	6.37		mas/yr	best2017

Non Fiducial Data

dist_mean (pc)
Value	Error	Ref.
135.0	10.0	racine1968
142.5		elias1978_tau
141.2	0.9	torres2009
147.6	0.6	loinard2007
136.2	3.7	boden2007
132.8	2.3	torres2012
140.0	10.0	kenyon1994
148.4	5.5	lestrade1999
135.0	20.0	schlafly2014
120.0	10.0	gagne2018
141.5	2.8	loinard2005

plx_mean (mas)
Value	Error	Ref.
7.07	0.14	loinard2005

rv_mean (km/s)
Value	Error	Ref.
16.0	3.0	gagne2018

pm_ra_mean (mas/yr)
Value	Error	Ref.
7.55	0.16	best2017
6.0		kraus2017

pm_ra_disp (mas/yr)
Value	Error	Ref.
4.9		best2017

pm_dec_mean (mas/yr)
Value	Error	Ref.
-17.44	0.16	best2017
-20.0		kraus2017

pm_dec_disp (mas/yr)
Value	Error	Ref.
6.37		best2017

cl_notes ([char])
Value	Error	Ref.
HP Tau G2		torres2009
T Tau Sb		loinard2007
based on V773 Tau		boden2007
V773		torres2012
superseded by loinard2007 value		loinard2005