Star
Atlas
27 Tauri · HIP 17847 · Blue-white giant
True colour from its B–V index (-0.07) — a surface around 11,100 K.
Distance
382 light-years
Spectral type
B8III
Brightness
mag 3.62
Absolute mag
-1.73
Luminosity
427 × Sun
Surface
~11,100 K
Right ascension
3h 49m 10s
Declination
+24° 03′
- Atlas is a blue-white giant in Taurus.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.