Electra
As seen from Earth, Electra is the third-brightest star in the Pleiades cluster.
Electra in M 45 (Pleiades)
Credit: NASA, ESA, AURA/Caltech, Palomar Observatory
Facts About Electra:
- One of four giant stars in Pleiades, Electra is expanding as it exhausts its hydrogen fuel.
- Its high rotational velocity (181 km/s) makes it an oblate spheroid.
Classification: Star, blue-white giant, B6 IIIe
Constellation: TaurusDistance: 5.68e+15 km (600 ly)
Magnitude: 3.7050 (app)
Surface Temperature: 13484 K
Rotation Velocity: 181 km/h
Surface Gravity: 3.4120 g