- Stars with a name
- Aiolos
Aiolos
HD 95086
Aiolos is a white giant, in the constellation Carina. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1731.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it never rises: it belongs to the southern sky.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 7.36.
What it’s like
It gives off 8.1 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 7,900 degrees.
It is 294.9 light years away: 2790 trillion kilometres.