- Stars with a name
- Algedi
Algedi
α² Capricorni
Algedi is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Capricornus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1920.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in August and September.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.58.
What it’s like
It gives off 34 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 5,000 degrees.
It is 105.8 light years away: 1001 trillion kilometres.