- Stars with a name
- Alniyat
Alniyat
σ Scorpii
Alniyat is a very hot blue giant, in the constellation Scorpius. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1329.
Where to find it
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 2.90.
What it’s like
It gives off 2,752 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 7,500 degrees.
It is 696.9 light years away: 6593 trillion kilometres.