Beta Tauri (star)
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| Elnath | |
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| Spectral | B7 III |
| Type | Giant |
| Luminosity | 700 LSol |
| Absolute magnitude | -1.34 |
| Mag Terra | 1.65 |
| Temperature | 13,800° K |
| Mass | 5.0 MSol |
| Radius | 4.2 RSol |
The star Elnath (otherwise known as Beta Tauri and Gamma Aurigae) is a blue giant star of spectral type B7 that lies along the plane of Galaxias only a few degrees askew of the galactic anti-center (i.e. due rimward).
- The ancient Solomani astronomer Johann Bayer consider the star two be a component of two separate constellations of the Terran night sky (Taurus the Bull and Auriga the Charioteer), and gave the star two separate designations in his nomenclature: Beta Tauri and Gamma Aurigae.
Description (Specifications)
The Beta Tauri star system lies approximately 41.1pc from Terra, and is located in a Rimward/Rimspinward direction from Terra at bearing 178.0o Galactic Longitude and -03.75o South Galactic Latitude.
History & Background (Dossier)
Beta Tauri is the primary star of the world Beta Tauri/Carcosa (Aldebaran 1526).
Image Repository
TravellerMap (T5SS):
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References & Contributors (Sources)
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- EXTERNAL LINK: SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg: [2]
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: WHULorigan
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science