- Stars with a name
- Alasia
Alasia
HD 168746
Alasia is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Serpens. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1887.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in July and August.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 7.95.
What it’s like
It gives off about as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 5,300 degrees Celsius.
It is 139.4 light years away: 1319 trillion kilometres.