- Stars with a name
- Aljanah
Aljanah
ε Cygni
Aljanah is an orange giant, in the constellation Cygnus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1953.
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, October, and November.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 2.48.
What it’s like
It gives off 44 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 4,700 degrees.
It is 72.7 light years away: 688 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1953: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.