giant · K5III
Eltanin
Eltanin is a orange giant (spectral type K5III) about 154 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 2.24 it is easy to see even from a city.
The brightest star in Draco (the Dragon).
Its light output is roughly 240 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
From Germany (52° N) it never sets: it stays above the horizon all year.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 154 light-years
- Spectral type
- K5III (giant)
- Colour
- Orange
- Apparent magnitude
- 2.24 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 240 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 17h 57m, declination 51.5°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.