Electra - 17 Tauri

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:45 | Tran: 5:03 | Set: 13:18

Alt: 58.85° Az: 216.23° Direction: South-West

Electra, also designated as 17 Tauri , is a double giant star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Taurus.

Electra visual magnitude is 3.7. Because of its moderate brightness, Electra is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of Electra. The red arrow shows the motion of Electra during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 46m 20s

Declination +24° 11’ 22”

Hour Angle 01h 18m 19s

Sideral Time 05h 04m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 44m 52s

Declination +24° 06’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 166.18°

Galactic Latitude -23.85°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for Electra - 17 Tauri.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.7

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.58

Spectral Type B6III

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Electra is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of Electra. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

Electra is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Electra double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 3.7

Secondary star magnitude 5.7

Magnitude difference 2

Separation 0 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Electra is distant 370.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 113.64

Distance (light year) 370.45

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Electra

Flamsteed designation 17 Tauri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD23302

SAO Catalogue SAO76131

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17499

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 507

FK5 Catalogue 136

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Electra - 17 Tauri rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.8° RISE 20:45

Max altitude: 62.7° TRANSIT 5:03

Azimuth: 294.2° SET 13:18

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Taurus