Star · Orange · Taurus

Ain

74 Tau · HIP 20889

Above the horizon after darkHighest after dark 04:33 · south · 58°

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Where is Ain?

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Look south, about 58° up at 04:33 in Taurus.

From London tonight, Ain is above the horizon after dark. It’s highest after dark at 04:33, in the south at 58°.

At magnitude 3.5 it is visible by eye, even from many towns, when the sky is clear.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

Ain looks orange to the eye (color is easier to see in binoculars). Its spectral type is G9III: yellow giant (similar in temperature to the Sun).

A orange point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Brighter, and its orange color is easier to see.

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

Ain is a star in Taurus, shining at magnitude 3.5. Its spectral type, G9III, marks it as: yellow giant (similar in temperature to the Sun).

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