Electra (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , Electra is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:49 (EDT) – 4 hours and 39 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 33° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 04:05.
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Name
Electra
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 3.71 (V)[2] 3.59 (BT)[1] 3.69 (VT)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.10 |
| Right Ascension: | 03h44m52s [2] |
| Declination: | +24°06'48" [2] |
| Distance: | 124.1 parsec 404.5 lightyrs [3] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 50.6 mas/yr [3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 155.7° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -1.76 |