Aur 112Bet Tau
Aur 112Bet Tau
How to see it
Elnath has a visual magnitude of about 1.65: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Elnath: right ascension 5h 26m 18s, declination +28° 36′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
Elnath. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as Bayer/Flamsteed designation 112Bet Tau, HIP 25428, HD 35497, Gaia DR3 HYG-HIP-25428. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 HYG-HIP-25428
- HIP
- 25428
- HD
- 35497
- gaia_dr3
- HYG-HIP-25428
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 112Bet Tau
Also known as
- 112Bet Tau
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M HYG-HIP-25428
- HD 35497
- HIP 25428
- HYG-HIP-25428
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 1.65