- Stars with a name
- Acubens
Acubens
α Cancri
Acubens is a white star, in the constellation Cancer. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1838.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in January, February, March, and April.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 4.26.
What it’s like
It gives off 57 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 8,600 degrees.
It is 188.3 light years away: 1782 trillion kilometres.