main-sequence star · B3V
Haedus
Haedus is a blue main-sequence star (spectral type B3V) about 240 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 3.17 it is easy to see even from a city.
One of the "Kids" in Auriga, next to Capella.
Its light output is roughly 250 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
- ≈ 240 light-years
- Spectral type
- B3V (main-sequence star)
- Colour
- Blue
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.17 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 250 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 5h 7m, declination 41.2°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.