- Stars with a name
- Alnilam
Alnilam
ε Orionis
Alnilam is a very hot blue supergiant, in the constellation Orion. The light you see from it tonight left it around 49.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in January, February, and December.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 1.69.
What it’s like
It gives off 67,484 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 13,200 degrees.
It is 1,976.7 light years away: 18,701 trillion kilometres.