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CQ Tauri

Star CQ Tauri

Yellow-White star CQ Tauri is located 487 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class F2, that has 147 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

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Sun distance
487 light years

CQ Tauri

Yellow-White star

Spectral class: F2

Location +

Right ascension: 5h 35m 58.479s

Declination: 24° 44' 53.670'' (northern hemisphere)

Parallax: 6.695

Sun distance: 487.192 ly | 149.4 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 147 % M Sun

Luminosity: 0.87 L Sun

Photometry

Absolute magnitude (V): -5.9

Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

K
2.1

H
1.6

J
1.2

Grp
0.8

I
0.8

G
0.6

V
0.5

Gbp
0.5

B
0.4

U
0.3

CQ Tauri system structure


	CQ Tauri

More about CQ Tauri

       CQ Tauri can be found in northern celestial hemisphere, and it is possible to see it with naked eye. The star is easily observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.

Other designations of this star
Gaia DR3 3416747570320423552

External sources

Structure of the Stellar Neighborhood of CQ Tau in the Presence of a Companion in an Elongated Orbit

Scientific study, Accepted: 10. 07. 2026

SO emission in the dynamically perturbed protoplanetary disks around CQ Tau and MWC 758

Scientific study, Accepted: 19. 06. 2025

Gaia database (Gaia DR3 3416747570320423552)

Archive from the Gaia mission

News from this star system

Orbital companion dynamics influence the dust disk structure around CQ Tauri

1. 8. 2026

Image: Orbital companion dynamics influence the dust disk structure around CQ Tauri

CQ Tauri exhibits a complex disk structure with a 25-AU cavity and a dust ring at 53 AU. Simulations suggest that while a Red dwarf companion could explain the inner gap, a massive planet in an outer orbit better matches the observed ring position....

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Frequently Asked Questions

How far is the CQ Tauri system from the Sun?

The CQ Tauri system is 487 light years or 149.4 parsecs from the Sun.

What galaxy is the CQ Tauri star in?

The CQ Tauri is in the Milky Way galaxy just like the Sun.

How many stars are in the CQ Tauri system?

The CQ Tauri is a single star, there are no other known stars in the system.

What type of star is the CQ Tauri?

The star CQ Tauri is a Yellow-White star star.

What temperature is the CQ Tauri?

The primary in the CQ Tauri system has an effective temperature of K ( °C). Find out more about the temperature of stars in Stellar guide

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