hip-26396

Hot blue star

Its story

A blue B-type star shines in Taurus, the celestial bull, at about 505 light-years. Its light began its journey around 1521, when Magellan and Elcano were completing the first circumnavigation of the world and the very image of the planet was changing forever. Far hotter and brighter than the Sun, its surface easily exceeds 10 000 degrees: a young, vibrant star in the field of ancient Taurean clusters.

Constellation: Taurus
Apparent magnitude: 5.83
Distance: 505.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 84.287° · Dec 26.924°
Catalogue: HIP 26396 · HD 37098

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