- Electra (star)
Starbox short
name = Electra
epoch =J2000.0
equinox =J2000.0
constell = Taurus
ra = RA|03|44|52.5
dec = DEC|+24|06|48
appmag_v = +3.72
absmag_v =
dist_ly = 440
dist_pc = 135
class = B6III
names = 17 Tauri, BD+23 507, FK5 136, GC 4477, HD 23302, HIP 17499, HR 1142, SAO 76131
Simbad = HD+23302Electra, also cataloged as 17 Tauri, is a
blue-white giant star approximately 440light-year s away in theconstellation of Taurus. The star is one of the nine brightest stars in thePleiades star cluster (the most visible stars in this group are named for theSeven Sisters ofGreek mythology ).Distance and visibility
The star has an apparent brightness of 3.72, the third brightest of the stars in the group. Electra belongs to the spectral class B6III and is approximately 400 light years from the sun. Electra is one of the four Pleiades stars that is classed as a giant, one that is starting to expand as the internal hydrogen fuel in the core is exhausted.
Electra is occasionally occulted by other
planet s in our solar system. The last time this happened was onMay 9 ,1841 , when it was occulted by Venus.External links
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