Elnath (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Elnath is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 17° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:27 (EDT) – 2 hours and 52 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 17° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:22.
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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
| 31 Jul 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri |
| 27 Aug 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri |
| 23 Sep 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri |
| 21 Oct 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri |
| 17 Nov 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri |
| 15 Dec 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri |
| 11 Jan 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri |
| 07 Feb 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri |