- 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 temperature is about 10,800 degrees Celsius.
It is 101.0 light years away: 956 trillion kilometres.