Elnath (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Elnath is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:26 (EST), 29° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:23, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:52, when it sinks below 13° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Elnath
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h26m17s [3] |
| Declination: | +28°36'28" [3] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 1.68 (V) [3] 1.60 (BT) [2] 1.67 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 41.1 parsec 133.8 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.06 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 175.1 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 172.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.39 |
Sources
Events
| 15 Dec 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri |
| 11 Jan 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri |
| 07 Feb 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri |
| 06 Mar 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri |
| 03 Apr 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri |
| 30 Apr 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri |
| 21 Jul 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri |
| 18 Aug 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri |