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How far is the star eltanin?

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About 154 light-years.

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It is approx 47.3 parsecs away.

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Is eltanin an M or O type star?

Neither - Eltanin is a K type star


What type of star is Eltanin?

Eltanin is an orange giant of spectral type K5


What is the magnitude of the star eltanin?

Gamma Draconis (Eltanin) is a star in the constellation Draco.It has an apparent magnitude of +2.24It has an absolute magnitude of -1.04


What color is the star eltanin?

It's a giant red star.


What color is Eltanin?

Gamma Draconis (Eltanin and Etamin) is a star in the constellation Draco.It is an orange giant of spectral type K5


What is the surface temp of the star Eltanin?

Surface Temperature: 4000 K


What is the brightest star in the Draco constellation?

Gamma Draconis, also known as Etamin or Eltanin.


What is the brightest star in Draco?

The brightest star in Draco is Eltanin (Gamma Draconis), with an apparent visual magnitude of 2.24. [See Link]


What is the surface temperature in degrees kelvin for the eltanin star for the Draco constellation?

3,930 degrees kelvin. one of the coolest/coldest stars in the constellation


Is eltanin a low or high mass star?

The mass of Gamma Draconis (Eltanin) is listed in Wikipedia as 1.7 times the mass of our Sun. That is a fairly high mass (even our Sun is in the top 10 percentile, according to mass), although much more massive stars do exist.


How far is Draco the constellation is from earth?

Draco is a constellation and thus made up of many stars with different distances.The brightest is Gamma Draconis (γ Dra / γ Draconis) It has the traditional name Eltanin (also Etamin). Eltanin is an orange giant lying 148 light years away.The closest is Struve 2398 which is a binary star system. Both stars are red dwarfs lying 11.5 light years away.


What letter is eltanin?

This is not a letter. It's not an English word, either. I think you should check your spelling or ask someone what word they said that you thought was spelled "eltanin."