- 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 is at about 12,100 degrees.
It is 133.9 light years away: 1267 trillion kilometres.