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- Angetenar
Angetenar
τ² Eridani
Angetenar is an orange giant, in the constellation Eridanus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1839.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in December.
Visible to the naked eye only under a dark sky, away from town. Apparent magnitude 4.76.
What it’s like
It gives off 36 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 5,000 degrees.
It is 186.9 light years away: 1768 trillion kilometres.