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- Aldhanab
Aldhanab
γ Gruis
Aldhanab is a very hot blue giant, in the constellation Grus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1815.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.00.
What it’s like
It gives off 230 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 11,000 degrees Celsius.
It is 211.1 light years away: 1997 trillion kilometres.