- Stars with a name
- Albireo
Albireo
β¹ Cygni
Albireo is an orange giant, in the constellation Cygnus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1592.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in June, July, August, September, and October.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.05.
What it’s like
It gives off 931 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 4,500 degrees.
It is 434.3 light years away: 4109 trillion kilometres.