- Stars with a name
- Merope
Merope
23 Tauri
Merope is a very hot blue star, in the constellation Taurus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1646.
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 4.14.
What it’s like
It gives off 261 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 10,800 degrees.
It is 380.1 light years away: 3596 trillion kilometres.