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Elnath - β Tauri (beta Tauri)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 10:45 | Tran: 19:35 | Set: 4:29
Alt: 59.84°   Az: 129.10°   Direction: South-East

Elnath, also designated as β Tauri (beta Tauri), is a giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Taurus.

Elnath visual magnitude is 1.65, making it the 26th brightest star in the sky. Because of its brightness, Elnath is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Elnath - β Tauri (beta Tauri) star
DSS2 image of Elnath. The red arrow shows the motion of Elnath during the next 1000 years (0.37 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.92 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 27m 52s
+28° 37’ 39”
22h 14m 31s
03h 42m 23s

J2000

05h 26m 17s
+28° 36’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

177.99°
-3.74°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Elnath - β Tauri (beta Tauri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

1.65
Giant

-1.37
B7III
12103K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Elnath is distant 130.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

40.18
130.98
9 km/s
0.022 arcsec/y
-0.175"/y

Alternative Designations

Elnath
β Tauri
(beta Tauri)
SAO77168
SAO77168

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 61.4°
Max altitude: 67.1°
Azimuth: 298.6°