Can anyone name this star for me?

Question

It is in the south east, about 30 degrees up, and can be seen early morning from Southern UK. (maybe it's a planet)

Answer 1

Any object in the general direction of the sun that is significantly brighter than any other object near it apart from the moon, is likely to be Venus, often called the morning star.

It can also be Jupiter at other times, but not now, as Jupiter, is visible in the southwest at sunset now.

Mercury is always a possibility when seeing a planet in the direction of the sun (i.e., just before dawn in the east or just after dusk in the west, and Mercury is rising in the southeast now before dawn. But when Venus is also in that part of the sky, as it is presently, it will be much brighter than Mercury and likely to be visible longer.

Venus is presently visible in the southeast just before dawn, as are Mercury (fainter and lower, visible for much less time) and Spica, the largest star in Virgo.

You're undoubtedly looking at Venus, the brightest of those three.

Answer 2

Sorry Folks,
At 0500, Orion is in the southwest and so Is Aldebaran.
Venus is indeed in the southeast, but so low in the sky that I doubt it can be seen anywhere in Great britain, due to the light haze on the horizon, unless you're in some remote place in Scotland or Wales.
By far the most obvious choice is Saturn. Located dead in the southeast and about 40 degrees above the true horizon which can easily appear to be 30 degrees due to the normal obstructions near the horizon in built-up areas. A Pair of even modest Binoculars will show the disc, and the rings will look more like "ears" on the disc at very low magnification.

Adolph

Answer 3

Around 7 a.m. from London, the planet Venus is about 30° up in the southeast, so I'm sure that's what you're seeeing. It's the brightest object in the sky other than the Sun and Moon.

Answer 4

Aldebaran

Aldebaran is one of the easiest stars to find in the night sky, partly due to its brightness and partly due to its spatial relation to one of the more noticeable asterisms in the sky. If one follows the three stars of Orion's belt from left to right (in the Northern Hemisphere) or right to left (in the Southern), the first bright star found by continuing that line is Aldebaran.

Answer 5

Haha :) properly then. My rock megastar call could be Carmen Fora, which i in my opinion extremely like :) and that i in my opinion dont have a center call, so i assume i could be a cleansing soap megastar going with merely via her final call, and my call could be Antalya (i'm from Turkey, Antalya is a city in the south coast).

Answer 6

You ought to go download Celestia, it's free and you'd be surprised how fun it is.

Personally, I like it better than Starry Night.

Answer 7

sirius.