- Stars with a name
- Alya B
Alya B
θ² Serpentis
Alya B is a white star, in the constellation Serpens. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1857.
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, and September.
Visible to the naked eye only under a dark sky, away from town. Apparent magnitude 4.98.
What it’s like
It gives off 24 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 8,100 degrees.
It is 169.4 light years away: 1603 trillion kilometres.