- Stars with a name
- Alnair
Alnair
α Gruis
Alnair is a very hot blue star, in the constellation Grus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1925.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 1.73.
What it’s like
It gives off 170 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 11,100 degrees.
It is 101.0 light years away: 956 trillion kilometres.