- Stars with a name
- Atlas
Atlas
27 Tauri
Atlas is a very hot blue giant, in the constellation Taurus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1644.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in January, February, October, November, and December.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.62.
What it’s like
It gives off 427 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 10,800 degrees Celsius.
It is 382.4 light years away: 3617 trillion kilometres.