Born in 1972: your star
Light that set out in 1972 is reaching Earth right now from stars about 54 light years away. Here is the star for each month of 1972: the one whose light left it then and is arriving about now.
| Month | Star | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| January | Caph | 54.7 light years |
| February | Caph | 54.7 light years |
| March | Caph | 54.7 light years |
| April | Caph | 54.7 light years |
| May | Caph | 54.7 light years |
| June | Caph | 54.7 light years |
| July | α Circini A | 54.0 light years |
| August | α Circini A | 54.0 light years |
| September | α Circini A | 54.0 light years |
| October | α Circini A | 54.0 light years |
| November | α Circini A | 54.0 light years |
| December | α Circini A | 54.0 light years |