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Zeta Tauri



Zeta Tauri (ζ Tau / ζ Tauri) is a binary star in the constellation Taurus, the Bull. Known to the ancient Babylonians as Shurnarkabti-sha-shutu, meaning "the star in the bull towards the south," Zeta Tauri is among the most prominent of the stars in well-known constellation figures, representing one of the celestial bull's protruding horns.



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