Aldebaran, Aldeboran

[Cor rupted Arabic.] A fixed star of the first magnitude, called also, a Tauri. It constitutes the eye of Taurus. It is one of the group of five stars anciently called Hyades, and is the brightest of the a emblage. Its colour is red. It is found by drawing a line to the right through the belt of Orion. "Now when Aldeboran was mounted hye, Above the shinie Ca iopeias chaire, And all in deadly sleepe did drowned lye." Spenser, F. Q., 1., iii. 16.