Star
Alcyone
η Tauri · HIP 17702 · Blue-white giant
True colour from its B–V index (-0.09) — a surface around 11,400 K.
Distance
403 light-years
Spectral type
B7III
Brightness
mag 2.85
Absolute mag
-2.61
Luminosity
964 × Sun
Surface
~11,400 K
Right ascension
3h 47m 29s
Declination
+24° 06′
- Alcyone is a blue-white giant in Taurus.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.