Star
Elnath
β Tauri · HIP 25428 · Blue-white giant
True colour from its B–V index (-0.13) — a surface around 12,100 K.
Distance
134 light-years
Spectral type
B7III
Brightness
mag 1.65
Absolute mag
-1.42
Luminosity
321 × Sun
Surface
~12,100 K
Right ascension
5h 26m 18s
Declination
+28° 36′
- Elnath is a blue-white giant in Taurus.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.