- Stars with a name
- Elnath
Elnath
β Tauri
Elnath is a very hot blue giant, in the constellation Taurus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1892.
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, March, November, and December.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 1.65.
What it’s like
It gives off 321 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 11,800 degrees Celsius.
It is 133.9 light years away: 1267 trillion kilometres.