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What color does Aldebaran appear?
orange
Vital Aldebaran Stats
| Official name (IAU-approved) | Aldebaran (“The Follower” in Arabic) |
|---|---|
| Apparent magnitude | 0.86 |
| Distance from Earth | 66.5 light-years |
| Type | Red giant, K5 III |
| Color | Red/orange |
How do you identify Aldebaran?
Still, you can confirm it’s Aldebaran you’re seeing, using the famous constellation Orion as a guide. Notice the three stars of Orion’s Belt. Then draw an imaginary line through the belt to the right. The first bright star you come to will be Aldebaran with its distinctive reddish-orange glow.
What is the surface temperature of Aldebaran compared to the Sun?
Aldebaran’s surface temperature of 4010 degrees Kelvin (compared to the Sun’s 5780 degree temperature) gives it a distinct orangy color not all that dissimilar to that of Mars, which commonly passes it.
Is the star Aldebaran part of the zodiac?
In most renderings of the constellation, Aldebaran makes the celestial Bull’s eye. As part of a constellation of the Zodiac, Aldebaran is close to the Sun’s path, the Sun passing to the north of it about June 1, the star also regularly covered, or occulted, by the Moon.
What is beyond the chromosphere of Aldebaran?
Beyond the chromosphere of Aldebaran is an extended molecular outer atmosphere (MOLsphere) where the temperature is cool enough for molecules of gas to form. This region lies at about 2.5 times the radius of the star and has a temperature of about 1,500 K. The spectrum reveals lines of carbon monoxide, water,…
Where does the name Aldebaran come from in Arabic?
Alpha Tauri is the star’s Bayer designation. The name Aldebaran is Arabic (الدبران al-dabarān) and means “the Follower”, presumably because it rises near and soon after the Pleiades.