- Stars with a name
- Electra
Electra
17 Tauri
Electra is a very hot blue giant, in the constellation Taurus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1621.
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 3.72.
What it’s like
It gives off 436 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 11,700 degrees.
It is 404.7 light years away: 3828 trillion kilometres.