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Arkab Prior

β¹ Sagittarii

Arkab Prior is a very hot blue star, in the constellation Sagittarius. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1712.

Where to find it

From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.

Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.96.

What it’s like

It gives off 210 times as much light as the Sun.

Its surface is at about 11,300 degrees.

It is 313.6 light years away: 2967 trillion kilometres.

Other named stars in Sagittarius