- Stars with a name
- Asellus Australis
Asellus Australis
δ Cancri
Asellus Australis is an orange giant, in the constellation Cancer. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1895.
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, February, March, April, and May.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.94.
What it’s like
It gives off 37 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 4,600 degrees.
It is 130.6 light years away: 1235 trillion kilometres.