Secunda Hyadum is a yellow giant of the Hyades cluster in Taurus, a star on the northern arm of the V that outlines the face of the Bull.
At a glance
| type | yellow giant (class G) |
|---|---|
| distance from the Sun | 156 light-years (47.7 pc) |
| its light left it | 156 years ago |
| luminosity | 74.5 × the Sun |
| radius | 10.2 × the Sun |
| surface temperature | 5,310 K |
| constellation | Taurus (Bull) |
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About Secunda Hyadum
Secunda Hyadum is a class G giant, a member of the Hyades that has finished burning hydrogen in its core and swollen. Like the other giants of the cluster it began as one of the most massive stars of the group, which is why it has aged first.
The name is Latin for the second of the Hyades. It lies on the arm of the V that runs from Prima Hyadum towards Ain, and a pair of binoculars shows the whole cluster as a broad scattering of stars around it.
What you see in the piece
In the piece Secunda Hyadum moves with the rest of the Hyades as one group when you fly out, unlike the unrelated stars of the Bull around it.
Questions
How far away is Secunda Hyadum?
Secunda Hyadum is 156 light-years (47.7 pc) from the Sun, in the Hyades cluster.