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- Arneb
Arneb
α Leporis
Arneb is a yellow-white supergiant, in the constellation Lepus. The light you see from it tonight left it around -193.
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.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 2.58.
What it’s like
It gives off 37,428 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 7,800 degrees Celsius.
It is 2,218.8 light years away: 20,991 trillion kilometres.